Shyness's Contribution to Student Engagement in Makassar State University Students

Kontribusi Shyness terhadap Student Engagement pada Mahasiswa Universitas Negeri Makassar

Abstract

This study aims to determine the contribution of shyness to student engagement in university students. The respondents in this study were active students from 9 faculties at Makassar State University with a total of 456 people. The measuring instrument used in this study is a student engagement and shyness scales. The data in this study were analyzed using simple linear regression analysis techniques. The results of the data analysis showed a significant value of 0.000, meaning that there is a contribution of shyness to student engagement in UNM students. The r value was -0.430, indicating that shyness has a negative contribution to student engagement with a moderate correlation strength category, and the R Square value was 0.185, meaning that shyness has a contribution of 18.5% to student engagement. The implication of this study is that it can contribute to the development of science related to shyness and student engagement, and can be used as a guide for students and educators in reducing shyness and increasing student engagement.