Self-regulated learning and conceptions of students in Cooperative Learning

The aim of this exploratory study was to analyze the relationship between conceptions and self-regulation learning in the cooperative learning. The participants were 71 students enrolled in higher education. We used a survey method and transversal design to analyze the relationship between the stud...

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Main Authors: Calixto Gutiérrez Braojos, Purificación Salmerón Vílchez, Marta Muñoz de Escalona Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Granada 2009-05-01
Series:Revista de Educación de la Universidad de Granada
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Online Access:http://reugra.es/index.php/reugra/article/view/32
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Summary:The aim of this exploratory study was to analyze the relationship between conceptions and self-regulation learning in the cooperative learning. The participants were 71 students enrolled in higher education. We used a survey method and transversal design to analyze the relationship between the study variables. We use two questionnaires: a) questionnaire about self-regulation learning in group cooperative learning; b) questionnaire about interdependence social conceptions. Thus, we have followed classic validation procedures accepted by the scientific community (expert point of view and stadistical tests). The results showed on one hand a relationship between conceptions, self-regulation learning, and other hand, two type of student´s profiles respect to conceptions: a) cooperative learners and individualist learners. Solely, cooperative learners obtained benefits of the didactic strategy to facilitate cooperative learning. Thus, results were significantly higher in the cooperative students than individualist students respect to use of selfregulation strategies and communicative skills to generate shared knowledge.
ISSN:0214-0489