Self-Regulated Learning as a Predictor of Student Academic Motivation and Self-Efficacy (Published)
In education, the learner is central and the process through which he or she learns is paramount. To this end, various methods have been designed as to ensuring that the learner is at the best when it comes to academic performance and survival in the wider society. One of these methods is to assist students have full control of their behaviors, emotions and thoughts with viewing to successfully go through their learning experience and this is , what self-regulated learning (SRL) is all about. This chapter therefore, takes a look at SRL as a predictor of student academic motivation and self-efficacy with emphasis on self-regulated learning as a concept, student motivation, self-efficacy, SRL as a predictor to motivation and self-efficacy and by extension student academic performance.
Keywords: : Academic Performance, Education, Learning, Motivation, Self-Efficacy, Self-Regulated Learning, Students
Teaching Metacognitive Skills for the Promotion of Self-Regulated Learning among Secondary School Students in Nigeria (Published)
The dwindling good performances of students in both private and public examinations call for a serious concern among every individual especially the stakeholders in the education sector. More worrisome is the yearly poor performances of students in public examinations in all subjects. The remedy for this situation is by employing the metacognitive skills. The students need to be taught the metacognitive skills to help them regulate their learning. Metacognition is higher order level of thinking that aids learning. The three skills involved in metacognition: planning, monitoring and evaluation when effectively taught will in no small measure promote self-regulated learning that will enhance students’ performances in all examination. It is against this backdrop that this study is carried out to highlight the importance of teaching metacognitive skills to promote self-regulated learning among secondary school students in Nigeria.
Keywords: Metacognitive Skills, Nigeria, Self-Regulated Learning, Teaching, secondary school students