Abstract

Self-regulation of learning, general self-efficacy and academic goals play fundamental roles for students in higher education because the interrelation among them influences the will and skills needed for the challenges of learning in a university setting. The aim of this study was to research the relationship between general self-efficacy and academic goals in a sample of Chilean university students, considering the mediating role of self-regulation of learning. Following a quantitative, nonexperimental and cross-sectional approach, an explanatory associative strategy was used to perform a mediation analysis between variables. For this purpose, 231 Chilean university students (68% women), aged between 18 and 29 (M = 19.8; SD = 1.39), answered three self-report instruments. The results from the models tested reveal that self-regulation of learning mediates the relationship between general self-efficacy and academic goals related to learning. It is concluded that the mission of vocational training is to promote occasions for training with learning opportunities for students to face academic tasks trusting in their abilities, self-managing their learning and reaching desired goals. La autorregulación del aprendizaje, la autoeficacia general y las metas académicas cumplen un rol fundamental para los y las estudiantes de educación superior, ya que la interrelación entre ellas, influye en la voluntad y las destrezas requeridas para los desafíos del aprendizaje en la universidad. Esta investigación tuvo por objetivo estudiar la relación entre la autoeficacia general y las metas académicas en una muestra de estudiantado universitario de Chile, considerando el rol mediador de la autorregulación del aprendizaje. Siguiendo un enfoque cuantitativo, no experimental y transversal se utilizó una estrategia asociativa de tipo explicativa para realizar un análisis de mediación entre variables. Para ello, 231 estudiantes universitarios/as chilenos/as (68% mujeres), con edades comprendidas entre los 18 y 29 años (M = 19.8; DE = 1.39), respondieron tres instrumentos de autorreporte. Los resultados, a partir de los modelos puestos a prueba, revelan que la autorregulación del aprendizaje media la relación entre la autoeficacia general y las metas académicas relacionadas con el aprendizaje. Se concluye que la formación profesional tiene la misión de promover instancias de formación con oportunidades de aprendizaje para que los y las estudiantes enfrenten el quehacer académico confiando en sus capacidades, autogestionando sus aprendizajes y alcanzando las metas impuestas.

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