THE INFLUENCE OF GRATITUDE ON LEARNING ENGAGEMENT AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

• Main Author: Nur Syallehah, Duati
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2022
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43010/1/NUR%20SYALLEHAH%2024%20pgs.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43010/2/NUR%20SYALLEHAH%20ft.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43010/

This study aimed to examine the influence of gratitude on learning engagement among undergraduate students at University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. There are 112 data have been collected from students in different faculties. The instrument of this study can be used because it has been proven valid and reliable. This study has found that the influence of gratitude on learning among undergraduate students at UNIMAS is at a low level and cognitive engagement is the majority of learning engagement at UNIMAS. This study showed no significant difference in gratitude towards student learning engagement among undergraduate students at University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). Moreover, this study also discovered that there is a positive correlation between gratitude and student engagement, where the influence of gratitude has a positive impact on encouraging students to be actively engaged in their learning. Based on the analysis of the findings, it proved that the influence of gratitude is parallel to the involvement of learning, whereby if the students have high feelings of gratitude, their learning engagement also increases. To improve and enhance this study, future researchers are advised to conduct this research by covering the factors involved in stimulating students’ express gratitude for their learning and its relevance to the three aspects of learning engagement.