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Chinese high-school students in physics classroom as active, self-regulated learners: cognitive, motivational and environmental aspects
Author/Creator
Neber, Heinz;  He, Jing;  Liu, Bang-Xiang;  Schofield, Neville
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Education & Arts, School of Education
Description
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 selfregulated 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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International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Vol. 6, Issue 4, p. 769-788
Publisher Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10763-007-9110-y
Date
2008
Publisher
Springer
Keyword(s)
cross-cultural differences;  gender differences;  physics learning;  self-regulated learning
Resource Type
journal article
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/43391
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ISSN:1571-0068
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