ERIC Number: EJ1317915
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
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Self-Regulated Learning as a Cyclical Process and Predictor of Creative Problem-Solving
Callan, Gregory L.; Rubenstein, Lisa DaVia; Ridgley, Lisa M.; Speirs Neumeister, Kristie; Hernández Finch, Maria E.
Educational Psychology, v41 n9 p1139-1159 2021
This study used structured interviews to examine cyclical relations among self-regulated learning (SRL) processes before (forethought), during (performance), and after (self-reflection) engagement with a creative problem-solving (CPS) task. Theoretically, forethought influences performance, which subsequently influence self-reflection. We examined three forethought processes (self-efficacy, interest, & strategic planning), one performance process (strategy use), and one self-reflection process (self-evaluation). Strategic planning predicted strategy use during the task; however, strategy use did not predict self-evaluation. Contrary to assumptions that strategy use during the CPS task would be the best predictor of self-evaluation, self-efficacy before engagement best predicted self-evaluation. We also investigated the predictive relationships between SRL and four CPS outcomes including the number of ideas (fluency), number of ideas types (flexibility), idea uniqueness (originality), and idea usefulness (usefulness). Self-efficacy and strategy use predicted fluency and flexibility whereas interest predicted the originality of ideas. No variables predicted idea usefulness.
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Self Management, Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Strategic Planning, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables, Cognitive Processes, Secondary School Students, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Creativity Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
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