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Recent research on self-regulated learning has stressed the importance of both motivational and cognitive components of classroom learning. Much of this research has examined these components without consideration of potential contextual differences. Using a within-subject correlational design, the present study assessed mean level differences in students’ task value, self-efficacy, test anxiety, cognitive strategy use, regulatory strategy use, and classroom academic performance by gender and across the subject areas of mathematics, social studies, and English. In addition, the relations among the motivational, strategy use, and performance measures were assessed using multivariate regressions. The participants were 545 seventh and eight grade students (51% females) who responded to a self-report questionnaire. Results revealed mean level differences by subject area and gender in the motivation and cognitive strategy use variables, but not in regulatory strategy use or academic performance. In contrast, results indicated that the relations among these constructs was very similar across the three subject areas examined. Findings are discussed in terms of their importance for understanding the contextual nature of students’ self-regulated learning.
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Wolters, C.A., Pintrich, P.R. (2001). Contextual Differences in Student Motivation and Self-Regulated Learning in Mathematics, English and Social Studies Classrooms. In: Hartman, H.J. (eds) Metacognition in Learning and Instruction. Neuropsychology and Cognition, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2243-8_6
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