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Exploring Independent Learning (IL) and Its Relationship to Mindset, Motivated Strategies for Learning and Academic Performance
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Katrina E. Forbes-McKay; Pauline A. M. Bremner; Pamela Johnston; Carol Air – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This study addresses gaps in the existing literature on students' understanding of Independent Learning (IL), whilst exploring the link between levels of IL, growth mindset, motivated strategies for learning and academic performance. Design/methodology/approach: Three hundred and eighty-six university students recruited via opportunistic…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Learning Strategies
Grit, Motivational Belief, Self-Regulated Learning (SRL), and Academic Achievement of Civil Engineering Students
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Martin, Hector; Craigwell, Renaldo; Ramjarrie, Karrisa – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
The influence of grit on engineering student's achievement has been understudied. The association between grit, self-regulated learning (SRL), and academic achievement in civil engineering students was investigated using correlation and regression analysis. One hundred and one civil engineering students from various nationalities completed a…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence
The Relation between Distance Students' Motivation, Their Use of Learning Strategies, and Academic Success
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Radovan, Marko – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
The aim of this study was to discover possible relationships between self-regulated learning dimensions and students' success in a distance-learning programme. The sample consisted of 319 students: 83 males and 236 females. They completed the "Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire" (Pintrich, Smith, Garcia & McKeachie,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Learning Strategies, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation
How Cognitive, Metacognitive, Motivational and Emotional Self-Regulation Influence School Performance in Adolescence and Early Adulthood
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Bakracevic Vukman, Karin; Licardo, Marta – Educational Studies, 2010
This contribution aims to examine how different areas of self-regulation are related to academic achievement in adolescents and young adults. The study involved participants, drawn from following age groups: 14-15, 17-18 and 22-23. In order to get information about cognitive, metacognitive, motivational and emotional aspects of self-regulation,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Academic Achievement, Young Adults, Student Motivation