Engaging in writing to learn – increasing the motivation during a long-term self-regulated learning training
Abstract: Introduction: University students should be able to self-regulate their learning to gain the most from their studies. Extended self-regulated-learning trainings can help students to reach that goal. A frequent problem of such trainings is that students’ motivation decreases over the course of training. To avoid this decrease, we combined a learning-journal-based, self-regulated-learning training with a learning environment teaching conditional knowledge about learning strategies, a guided peer-feedback system, and an optional intervention for students reporting low levels of motivation from the start of the semester.
Methods and Results: Four motivational variables were repeatedly measured over the course of 10 weeks. Students (N = 103) in our training showed an increase in their self-efficacy and intrinsic value, and a decrease in cost associated with learning-journal-writing throughout the semester. The optional intervention led to an increase in the intrinsic value associated with the learning journals for students with low motivation.
Discussion: Our study suggests that this expanded self-regulated-learning training can help students maintain their motivation during a long-term training
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Frontiers in education. - 7 (2023) , 1067347, ISSN: 2504-284X
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Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen
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Veröffentlichung
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Freiburg
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Universität
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2023
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10.3389/feduc.2022.1067347
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2330978
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 7:33 AM CEST
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