Personality characteristics shape human behaviour and influence a wide range of life events
and outcomes. They do so not only through their direct effects on life outcomes, but also …

This empirical study explores metacognition and its relationship with writing performance.
Through multivariate analyses, the study investigates the role of metacognitive knowledge …

A global characteristic of higher education is the opportunity and necessity for students to
self-regulate their learning. In contrast to considerable research focusing on self-regulated …

One of the factors that can affect the ability to write explanatory text is metacognitive
awareness. By using the descriptive method, the students' level of metacognitive awareness …

Selbstregulation beschreibt die Fähigkeit, die eigenen Gedanken, Emotionen und
Handlungen zielgerichtet zu steuern. Insbesondere im schulischen/universitären Alltag sind …

Self-regulated learning (SRL) has been linked to improved learning and corresponding
learning outcomes. However, there is a need for more precise insights into how SRL during …

The goal of the present study was to investigate the mediating effects of reading amount and
metacognitive knowledge of strategy use in the relationship between intrinsic motivation and …

Procrastination can theoretically be conceived of as a motivational selfregulatory failure and
is assumed to be a risk factor of college dropout in the higher education context. It was …

This study examined the effects of involvement load-based tasks on vocabulary learning in a
foreign language, as well as the extent to which task effects are predicted by learners' …

This study aimed at examining:(a) students' metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive
regulation when they are doing school work or homework, and their self-regulated learning …