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Applying a web-based training to foster self-regulated learning — Effects of an intervention for large numbers of participants

Charlotte WinterThomas LöschHenrik BellhäuserBernhard Schmitz

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MultimediaComputer Networks and Communicationsbusiness.industryComputer science05 social sciencesApplied psychologyTraining evaluation050301 education050109 social psychologyIntervention effectcomputer.software_genreComputer Science ApplicationsEducationMultivariate analysis of varianceWeb application0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesbusinessSelf-regulated learning0503 educationCompetence (human resources)computerLinear trend

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Trainings on self-regulated learning (SRL) have been shown to be effective in improving both competence of self-regulated learning and objective measures of performance. However, human trainers can reach only a limited number of people at a time. Web-based trainings (WBT) could improve efficiency, as they can be distributed to potentially unlimited numbers of participants. We developed a WBT based on the process model of SRL by Schmitz and Wiese (2006) and tested it with 211 university students in a randomized control evaluation study including additional process analyses of learning diaries. Results showed that the training had significant effects on SRL knowledge, SRL behavior measured by questionnaires and diaries, as well as on self-efficacy. Time-series analyses revealed a positive linear trend in SRL for the training group but not for the control group as well as intervention effects for each of the three WBT lessons.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-10-01The Internet and Higher Education
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2016.07.002