Chinese EFL University Students’ Self-Efficacy for Online Self-Regulated Learning: Dynamic Features and Influencing Factors
Self-efficacy is crucial for successful self-regulated learning, particularly in an online environment, yet research on self-efficacy for online self-regulated learning has received relatively little empirical attention in the language education domain. In this study, we investigated the dynamic fea...
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| description | Self-efficacy is crucial for successful self-regulated learning, particularly in an online environment, yet research on self-efficacy for online self-regulated learning has received relatively little empirical attention in the language education domain. In this study, we investigated the dynamic features of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) university students’ self-efficacy for self-regulated learning (SESRL) in the online environment, and explored the influencing factors on SESRL. Multiple sources of data (questionnaires, reflective journals, and semi-structured interviews) over a period of one semester were collected, analysed, and triangulated. Our results demonstrated that most students displayed a relatively constant and high self-efficacy for self-regulated online learning, and that a few students also experienced an increased or decreased SESRL. Thematic analysis further revealed a variety of task-, learner-, course-, and technology-level factors contributing to learners’ self-efficacy beliefs for self-regulated online learning. Our findings thus offer pedagogical implications for self-regulated foreign language learning in an online context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36805b8ce85143a784667e63c2296d932022-12-22T01:20:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-07-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.912970912970Chinese EFL University Students’ Self-Efficacy for Online Self-Regulated Learning: Dynamic Features and Influencing FactorsQi Xu0Jin Wu1Hongying Peng2Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of English for International Business, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, ChinaCenter for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, ChinaSelf-efficacy is crucial for successful self-regulated learning, particularly in an online environment, yet research on self-efficacy for online self-regulated learning has received relatively little empirical attention in the language education domain. In this study, we investigated the dynamic features of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) university students’ self-efficacy for self-regulated learning (SESRL) in the online environment, and explored the influencing factors on SESRL. Multiple sources of data (questionnaires, reflective journals, and semi-structured interviews) over a period of one semester were collected, analysed, and triangulated. Our results demonstrated that most students displayed a relatively constant and high self-efficacy for self-regulated online learning, and that a few students also experienced an increased or decreased SESRL. Thematic analysis further revealed a variety of task-, learner-, course-, and technology-level factors contributing to learners’ self-efficacy beliefs for self-regulated online learning. Our findings thus offer pedagogical implications for self-regulated foreign language learning in an online context.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.912970/fullself-efficacy for self-regulated learning (SESRL)online learning environmentdynamic featuresinfluencing factors on SESRLonline language pedagogy |
| spellingShingle | Qi Xu Jin Wu Hongying Peng Chinese EFL University Students’ Self-Efficacy for Online Self-Regulated Learning: Dynamic Features and Influencing Factors Frontiers in Psychology self-efficacy for self-regulated learning (SESRL) online learning environment dynamic features influencing factors on SESRL online language pedagogy |
| title | Chinese EFL University Students’ Self-Efficacy for Online Self-Regulated Learning: Dynamic Features and Influencing Factors |
| title_full | Chinese EFL University Students’ Self-Efficacy for Online Self-Regulated Learning: Dynamic Features and Influencing Factors |
| title_fullStr | Chinese EFL University Students’ Self-Efficacy for Online Self-Regulated Learning: Dynamic Features and Influencing Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chinese EFL University Students’ Self-Efficacy for Online Self-Regulated Learning: Dynamic Features and Influencing Factors |
| title_short | Chinese EFL University Students’ Self-Efficacy for Online Self-Regulated Learning: Dynamic Features and Influencing Factors |
| title_sort | chinese efl university students self efficacy for online self regulated learning dynamic features and influencing factors |
| topic | self-efficacy for self-regulated learning (SESRL) online learning environment dynamic features influencing factors on SESRL online language pedagogy |
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