The combined value of executive functions and self-regulated learning to predict differences in study success among higher education students.

Autor:	Manuhuwa DM; School of Applied Psychology and (International) Human Resource Management, Program Employability Transition, Section Inclusive Society, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Deventer, Netherlands., Snel-de Boer M; School of Applied Psychology and (International) Human Resource Management, Program Employability Transition, Section Inclusive Society, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Deventer, Netherlands., Jaarsma D; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands., Fleer J; Section Health Psychology, Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands., De Graaf JW; School of Applied Psychology and (International) Human Resource Management, Program Employability Transition, Section Inclusive Society, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Deventer, Netherlands.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2023 Nov 18; Vol. 14, pp. 1229518. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 18 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1229518
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Self-regulated learning (SRL) has traditionally been associated with study success in higher education. In contrast, study success is still rarely associated with executive functions (EF), while it is known from neuropsychological practice that EF can influence overall functioning and performance. However some studies have shown relationships between EF and study success, but this has mainly been investigated in school children and adolescents. EF refer to higher-order cognitive processes to regulate cognition, behavior, and emotion in service of adaptive and goal-directed behaviors. SRL is a dynamic process in which learners activate and maintain cognitions, affects, and behaviors to achieve personal learning goals. This study explores the added value of including EF and SRL to predict study success (i.e., the obtained credits). Methods: In this study, we collected data from 315 first-year psychology students of a University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands who completed questionnaires related to both EF (BRIEF) and SRL (MSLQ) two months after the start of the academic year. Credit points were obtained at the end of that first academic year. We used Structural Equation Modeling to test whether EF and SRL together explain more variance in study success than either concept alone. Results: EF explains 19.8% of the variance, SRL 22.9%, and in line with our hypothesis, EF and SRL combined explain 39.8% of the variance in obtained credits. Discussion: These results indicate that focusing on EF and SRL could lead to a better understanding of how higher education students learn successfully. This might be the objective of further investigation. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Manuhuwa, Snel-de Boer, Jaarsma, Fleer and De Graaf.)
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