ERIC Number: EJ1098422
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 33
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Chinese College Students' Self Regulated Learning Strategies and Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Learning English as a Foreign Language
Wang, Chuang; Hu, Jiyue; Zhang, Guoying; Chang, Yan; Xu, Yongjin
Journal of Research in Education, v22 n2 p103-135 Fall 2012
Chinese college students majoring in medicine participated in this study by completing two questionnaires about their use of self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies and self-efficacy beliefs in studying English as a foreign language. Data on participants' performance on two English written exams and one oral English test were also collected. Statistically significant relationships between the use of SRL strategies, self-efficacy beliefs, and achievement in learning English were noted, providing additional validity information for the scores from the two questionnaires developed in a previous study (Wang & Pape, 2005). Participants' self-ratings of self-efficacy and use of SRL strategies; however, were not high. Students who read articles before reading questions had better performance on English written exams than their counterparts. Implications of the results in a Chinese English instruction context are also discussed.
Descriptors: College Students, Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Self Efficacy, Questionnaires, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Medicine, Majors (Students), Language Tests, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Statistical Analysis, Asians, Structured Interviews
Eastern Educational Research Association. George Watson, Marshall University, One John Marshall Drive, College of Education and Professional Development, Huntington, WV 25755. e-mail: eerajournal@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.eeraorganization.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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