A Meta Analytical Review of the Relationship between Personal Epistemology and Self-regulated Learning

Year 2017, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 48 - 67, 30.04.2017

Muhammet Mustafa Alpaslan , Bugrahan Yalvac Victor Willson

https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.287472

Cited By: 3

Abstract

This meta-analysis examines
the relationship between epistemological beliefs and self-regulated learning.
It analyzes the result of forty-five studies conducted various countries in
discipline. A small but significant mean effect size emerged (r=.24 [SE=.012]
under fixed effects model, and r=.22 [SE=.026] under random effects model). Although
the effect of age on the relation of the two is not statistically significant,
moderator analyses revealed statistically significant effects of the culture,
gender, and subject area inferred from the reviewed studies on the
relationship. The results highlight the need for further research into how
culture and subject area influence students’ epistemological beliefs and
self-regulated learning.  The
implications and future directions are discussed..

Keywords

Culture, Gender, Meta-analysis, Personal epistemology, Self-regulated learning

Epistemolojik inançlar ve öz-düzenleyici öğrenme: Bir meta-analitik inceleme

Abstract

Son yıllarda
araştırmacılar epistemolojik inançları öz-düzenleyici öğrenme stratejileri ile
ilişkilendirmeye başlamıştır. Dolayısıyla epistemolojik inançlar ile
öz-düzenleyici öğrenme stratejileri arasındaki ilişkinin alan yazında yapılan
çalışmalarla nasıl desteklendiğine dair bir derleme (meta-analiz) çalışmasına
ihtiyaç vardır. Bu meta-analiz çalışmasının iki amacı vardır: a) epistemolojik
inançlar ile öz-düzenleyici stratejiler arasındaki ilişki için ortalama etki
büyüklüğü hesaplamak ve b) hesaplanan etki büyüklüğüne yaş, cinsiyet, kültür ve
konu alanı gibi moderatör değişkenlerin etkisini incelemektir. Bu amaçla farklı
ülkelerde ve konu alanlarında yapılmış olan toplam 45 çalışma (40 makale)
incelenmiştir. Analiz sonucunda küçük fakat anlamlı bir ortalama etki büyüklüğü
hesaplanmıştır (sabit etki modeli altında, r=.24 [SE=.012] ve rasgele etki
modeli altında r=.22 [SE=.026]). İki değişken arasındaki ilişki farklı okul
seviyesinde yapılan çalışmalar arasında değişmemesine rağmen, hesaplanan etki
büyüklüğünün kültür, cinsiyet ve konu alanı değişkenlerine göre anlamlı düzeyde
farklılık gösterdiği bulunmuştur. Elde edilen sonuçlar cinsiyetin, kültürün ve
konu alanının epistemolojik inançlar ile öz-düzenleyici stratejiler arasındaki
ilişkiyi nasıl etkilediğini açıklayan teorik modellere ve çalışmalara ihtiyaç olduğunu
göstermiştir.

Keywords

Kültür, Cinsiyet, Meta-analiz, Epistemolojik inançlar, Öz-düzenleyici stratejiler

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