The Influence of Major Satisfaction on Learning Engagement of Agriculture-Related Vocational Colleges in China: Taking Learning Motivation as a Mediating Variable

Abstract

This study explores the intermediary structure model of agriculture-related vocational college students. Learning motivation is the mediating effect between major satisfaction and learning engagement. The objects of this study were 630 college students majoring in agriculture in SX city higher vocational colleges, Zhejiang Province. Three scale tools, namely, major satisfaction, learning engagement and learning motivation, were used to investigate the subjects. Likert five-point scale was used for scoring. The measurement model and structural model were constructed by structural equation model. The results show that major satisfaction has a positive effect on learning engagement. Learning motivation is a complete mediator between major satisfaction and learning engagement. The results show that the higher degree of major satisfaction has a good influence on learning engagement, but the strong learning motivation is more beneficial to learning engagement. Therefore, the school should not only improve students’ satisfaction with their major, but also stimulate students’ learning motivation in learning engagement.