ERIC Number: EJ871896
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-7778
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Effects of Self-Monitoring on Web-Based Language Learner's Performance and Motivation
Chang, Mei-Mei
CALICO Journal, v27 n2 p298-310 Jan 2010
This study examined the effect of a self-monitoring strategy on EFL online learners' academic performance and motivational beliefs. A total of 90 college freshmen participated in the study, and instruments used in the study included two general English proficiency tests, a course-based reading comprehension test, and a modified version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Students were randomly assigned to a control group and an experimental group. Scores of the first general English proficiency test were used to verify students' starting points. The students in the experimental group employed a self-monitoring strategy during the semester. At the end of the semester, a course-based comprehension test and the second general English proficiency test were administered. During the semester, data from the modified MSLQ were collected at two points in time--the third week and the sixteenth week. Data analyses revealed that adopting a self-monitoring strategy resulted in better academic performance and a generally positive pattern of motivational beliefs, including adaptive levels of control of learning beliefs and perception of task value. (Contains 5 figures and 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Program Effectiveness, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Metacognition, Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Questionnaires, Learning Strategies, Web Based Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: English Proficiency Test; Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
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