ABSTRACT
School engagement refers to the degree to which a student engages in school-related behaviours. Attending school is considered the most important academic behaviour. Farrington et al. defined academic perseverance as the quality, intensity and duration with which a student engages in academic behaviour. Self-control theory refers to an individual's ability to defer gratification, with those individuals who lack self-control more likely to engage in behaviour that results in immediate gratification. Self-management is the continuous metacognitive practice of self-assessment and evaluation. Goal setting refers to a student's ability to pre-determine a desired academic or social outcome and engage in behaviour in line with achieving that predetermined goal. When considering interventions to improve student engagement, teachers should first consider strategies for improving student engagement that can be incorporated during instruction or independent practice times. Self-monitoring is a popular intervention that is used to increase student engagement in academic behaviours.
