Original scientific paper

Relations among motivational components of strategic reading in university students

Svjetlana Kolić-Vehovec orcid.org/0000-0002-0340-8832 ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Department of Psychology
Barbara Rončević orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-8326 ; Department of Psychology, University of Rijeka
Igor Bajšanski ; Department of Psychology, University of Rijeka

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between the motivational components of self-regulated learning, i.e. value of studying, perceived abilities and perceived effort, goal orientation (mastery, performance and work-avoidance) and perceived use of reading strategies. Two path models were proposed, one with the elaboration strategy and the other with monitoring and regulation strategies as outcome variables. The value of studying and perceived ability predicted the use of reading strategies through goal orientation and perceived effort, directly and indirectly. The results showed that the value of studying affected the use of elaboration and monitoring and regulation strategies equally, and its impact was stronger than the impact of perceived ability. Perceived ability had a stronger effect on the use of elaboration strategies than on the use of monitoring and regulation. Also, the mediational effect of mastery orientation was stronger for the use of elaboration strategies than for the use of monitoring and regulation strategies. Work-avoidance and performance goal orientations affected the perceived effort, which predicted the use of monitoring and regulation strategies, and did not predict the use of elaboration strategies.

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Hrčak ID:

20762

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/20762

Publication date:

10.11.2007.

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