Chinese High-School Students in Physics Classroom as Active, Self-Regulated Learners: Cognitive, Motivational and Environmental Aspects |
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| Authors: | Heinz Neber Jing He Bang-Xiang Liu Neville Schofield |
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| Institution: | (1) Psychology of Excellence, University of Munich, Martiusstr. 4, Munich, 80802, Germany;(2) Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;(3) BNU (International Department), Beijing, People’s Republic of China;(4) The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The present study investigates whether Chinese high-school students are self-regulated learners. A social-cognitive model
that distinguishes environmental, motivational, and cognitive components of this active approach to learning is described.
This provides an appropriate framework for investigating this complex issue with eighth and tenth graders attending a high-school
in Beijing. By contrasting components of self-regulated learning and components indicating a more passive approach to learning
that were both measured with self-report instruments, it could be shown that these students may indeed be considered as self-regulated
physics learners. Comparisons of the grade levels revealed that tenth graders are not more active in self-regulating their
learning processes than are eighth graders, and that they might even experience a motivational decline in learning physics.
The same applies to girls versus boys. The physics-related self-efficacy belief of girls turned out to be considerably lower
than with boys, a result that corresponds to findings with students from Western nations. Finally, assumptions about the causal
role of motivational factors for using self-regulatory strategies could be confirmed. Possible consequences for further fostering
self-regulated learning in physics instruction are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | cross-cultural differences gender differences physics learning self-regulated learning |
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