The Role of Online Learning in Mediating Grit and IT Skills' Influences on Student Academic Achievement

The quality of education evidenced in the high level of student academic achievement becomes an expectation for universities, including private STMIK in Indonesia. Variables play an important role in the success of student academic achievement. This study aims to determine the influence of grit and IT skills on student academic achievement, and the role of online learning in mediating those influences on student academic achievement. Samples from 367 students of ten (10) private STMIKs in Indonesia were analyzed using SEM-AMOS. The results of the statistical test show that grit played a role in influencing online learning and academic achievement. IT Skills played a role in affecting students on online learning, instead of on student academic achievement. Moreover, online learning played a role in influencing student academic achievement. However, grit and IT Skills can provide an influence on Academic Achievement through online learning. Although the research was conducted at private STMIK in Indonesia, the results of the research can be applied by other universities in Indonesia in the process of achieving student academic achievement. In the future, it is necessary to involve various universities to get better results