Cognitive Profile and Self-regulated Learning: Structural equation modeling of math performance

MUSSO, M. F.; BOEKAERTS, M.; CASCALLAR, E. C.

Munich

Conferencia; 15th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction; 2013

European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction

Self-regulation does not refer to a single process, but to a group of cognitive mechanisms underlying the ability to self-regulate. The purpose of this study was to understand the causal and correlational paths in a general model of mathematical performance, which encompasses cognitive and motivational factors under specific task characteristics. Three models were tested through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Although the three models had a good fit to the data, a more parsimonious model had a better fit, where cognitive profile has a direct and indirect effect on mathematical performance, mediated by subjective competence. Results are discussed according to a model of adaptive learning and recent findings from a process-oriented approach.