ERIC Number: EJ764181
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Feb
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1380-3611
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Turkish High School Students' Biology Achievement in Relation to Academic Self-Regulation
Yumusak, Necmettin; Sungur, Semra; Cakiroglu, Jale
Educational Research and Evaluation, v13 n1 p53-69 Feb 2007
This study aimed at investigating the contribution of motivational beliefs, cognitive, and metacognitive strategy use to Turkish high school students' achievement in biology. In order to investigate the specified purpose of the study, 519 tenth-grade students were administered the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (Pintrich, Smith, Garcia, & McKeachie, 1991) and a Biology Achievement Test developed by the researchers. Results of multiple linear regression analyses showed that extrinsic goal orientation, task value, rehearsal strategy use, organization strategy use, management of time and study environment, and peer learning contributed significantly to the prediction of achievement scores. (Contains 1 figure and 4 tables.)
Descriptors: High School Students, Biology, Multiple Regression Analysis, Goal Orientation, Achievement Tests, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Processes, Metacognition, Science Achievement, Grade 10, Learning Motivation, Self Control, Time Management, Study Habits, Predictor Variables, Beliefs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
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