A descriptive study: epistemological beliefs and self regulated learning

The relationship Epistemological Beliefs and Self-regulated Learning Strategies: Mediatory role of Metacognitive Knowledge and Metacognitive Skill

Using Structural Equation Modeling, the present study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between knowledge and metacognitive skills with self-regulated learning strategies with regard to the mediatory epistemological beliefs among students in University. Population consisted of all first year undergraduate students of different courses. Samples were selected according to cluster sam...

Multiple regression analysis of epistemological beliefs, learning approaches, and self-regulated learning

Self-regulated learning: beliefs, techniques, and illusions.

Knowing how to manage one's own learning has become increasingly important in recent years, as both the need and the opportunities for individuals to learn on their own outside of formal classroom settings have grown. During that same period, however, research on learning, memory, and metacognitive processes has provided evidence that people often have a faulty mental model of how they learn an...

Impact of Epistemological Beliefs on Hypertext Learning: A Pilot-Study

This explorative pilot-study investigated the relationship between epistemological beliefs, prior knowledge and selfregulated learning with a hierarchical hypertext. Students who varied in their epistemological beliefs and prior knowledge learned about the topic of genetic fingerprinting. Logfiles and questionnaire data were collected. Results indicate that both epistemological beliefs and prio...

Validation of the Persian version of the short self-regulated learning questionnaire for medical students: A descriptive study

Background & Objective: Self-regulated learning (SRL) is an active and self-centered process in which learners systematically guide and evaluate their cognitive, environmental, motivational, and behavioral factors to achieve learning goals using special strategies. The present study aimed to validate the Persian version of the short SRL questionnaire as an effective tool. Materials & Methods: ...