Payame Noor University Research in School and Virtual Learning 3060-6497 8 4 2021 05 22 Presenting the Casual Model of Cognitive Absorption, Need for Cognition and Perceived Enjoyment of Learning Via Augmented Reality (AR): Mediating Role of Mobile Self-Efficacy and Academic Engagement Presenting the Casual Model of Cognitive Absorption, Need for Cognition and Perceived Enjoyment of Learning Via Augmented Reality (AR): Mediating Role of Mobile Self-Efficacy and Academic Engagement 53 66 7779 10.30473/etl.2021.57812.3442 FA Maryam Darvishi PhD graduated in distance education, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Hassan Seif Associate Professor of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza Sarmadi Professor of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran Mehran Farajollahi Professor of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-8755-1117 Journal Article 2021 02 21 The main purpose of this study was presenting the casual model of cognitive absorption, need for cognition and perceived enjoyment of learning via Augmented Reality (AR) (mediating role of mobile self-efficacy and academic engagement) with a descriptive and correlation method. For this purpose 3 western provinces (Hamedan, Kermanshah and Chaharmahal-o Bakhtiari) were randomly selected and 600 undergraduate students were selected through randomized multistage cluster sampling on the basis of Cochran's formula and after using AR application , the students completed a 52 item questionnaire that was an integration of following questionnaires: perceived usefulness (Davis, 1989), need for cognition (Cacioppo & Petty, 1982) cognitive engagement (Aloka & Odongo, 2018), mobile self- efficacy (Mahat, Mohd Ayub & Wong, 2012) and cognitive absorption (Agarwal, R., & Karahanna, 2000). After completing the questionnaire, 556 questionnaires were returned to the researcher and data were analyzed through confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficients and path analysis using Amos 22, Lisrel 8.50 and Spss 22. The findings showed that cognitive absorption and need for cognition had a direct and indirect effect on perceived usefulness with mediating role of mobile self- efficacy and cognitive engagement. Also, the obtained results for the fit indices of the proposed model showed that it had a good fit with the data collected from the respondents. Therefore, this model can provide educators and education leaders with critical information for improving learning outcomes. The main purpose of this study was presenting the casual model of cognitive absorption, need for cognition and perceived enjoyment of learning via Augmented Reality (AR) (mediating role of mobile self-efficacy and academic engagement) with a descriptive and correlation method. For this purpose 3 western provinces (Hamedan, Kermanshah and Chaharmahal-o Bakhtiari) were randomly selected and 600 undergraduate students were selected through randomized multistage cluster sampling on the basis of Cochran's formula and after using AR application , the students completed a 52 item questionnaire that was an integration of following questionnaires: perceived usefulness (Davis, 1989), need for cognition (Cacioppo & Petty, 1982) cognitive engagement (Aloka & Odongo, 2018), mobile self- efficacy (Mahat, Mohd Ayub & Wong, 2012) and cognitive absorption (Agarwal, R., & Karahanna, 2000). After completing the questionnaire, 556 questionnaires were returned to the researcher and data were analyzed through confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficients and path analysis using Amos 22, Lisrel 8.50 and Spss 22. The findings showed that cognitive absorption and need for cognition had a direct and indirect effect on perceived usefulness with mediating role of mobile self- efficacy and cognitive engagement. Also, the obtained results for the fit indices of the proposed model showed that it had a good fit with the data collected from the respondents. Therefore, this model can provide educators and education leaders with critical information for improving learning outcomes. https://etl.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_7779_e5e50186fab1e9074547d3695f457a21.pdf