Examining the Impact of Academic Burnout on Students’ Academic Achievement in Iran's Higher Education System

The present study was conducted to assess the impact of different dimensions of academic burnout on students’ academic achievement in Iran's higher education system. The statistical population of the study consisted of all students of public universities and institutes of higher education affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of the I. R. Iran. Having used a multi-stage cluster sampling method, it was tried to distribute and collect a total of 2635 questionnaires. The main research instrument was a questionnaire whose validity and reliability were assessed and confirmed by thematic experts and Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient (α>0.70), respectively. The data analysis was conducted in terms of descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS (Version 23) and SmartPlS (Version 3). The results of Structural Equation Modeling showed a negative and significant impact of academic inefficacy on students’ academic achievement in higher education system of the country. However, the negative and significant impact of academic exhaustion and academic cynicism on academic achievement was not confirmed. Based on the results of the research, it is suggested that administrators and educators of the higher education system endeavor to increase the communication between universities and industry, services and agriculture sectors in order to sign contracts in order to deliver service-oriented education. As such, they can improve student's job skills and academic and practical self-efficacy.