Abstract
Introduction: Studies pinpoint the importance of exploring factors in the
classroom environment that might foster students’ SRL-skills in various domains.
This study explored specific teacher and classroom factors, including self-efficacy
for SRL-skills (TSE) and teacher–student interactions in relation to students’ selfregulated learning skills in various domains (metacognitive, motivational, and
behavioral). Additionally, the moderating role of teacher–student interactions in
the relationship between TSE and SRL-skills was examined.
Methods: Third-to sixth grade students (N = 1,278, 46.9% boys) from 63
classrooms of Dutch elementary schools completed reports about their
metacognitive, motivational, and behavioral SRL-skills. Teachers reported on
their TSE for eight randomly selected students from their classes. In addition,
the Classroom Assessment Scoring System was used to observe the quality of
teacher–student interactions.
Results: Multilevel analyses generally revealed that individual students reported
better metacognitive, motivational, and behavioral SRL-skills when their teachers
felt efficacious in teaching SRL-skills. However, none of the associations at
the class level were significant. Moreover, when high-quality teacher–student
interactions were observed, students reported lower levels of metacognitive,
motivational, and behavioral SRL-skills. No moderating effect of teacher–
student interactions on the relation between TSE and SRL-skills was found.
Discussion: These findings show that specific measures of TSE at the appropriate
level of analysis may help to better explain variation in TSE and students’ SRL-skills.
classroom environment that might foster students’ SRL-skills in various domains.
This study explored specific teacher and classroom factors, including self-efficacy
for SRL-skills (TSE) and teacher–student interactions in relation to students’ selfregulated learning skills in various domains (metacognitive, motivational, and
behavioral). Additionally, the moderating role of teacher–student interactions in
the relationship between TSE and SRL-skills was examined.
Methods: Third-to sixth grade students (N = 1,278, 46.9% boys) from 63
classrooms of Dutch elementary schools completed reports about their
metacognitive, motivational, and behavioral SRL-skills. Teachers reported on
their TSE for eight randomly selected students from their classes. In addition,
the Classroom Assessment Scoring System was used to observe the quality of
teacher–student interactions.
Results: Multilevel analyses generally revealed that individual students reported
better metacognitive, motivational, and behavioral SRL-skills when their teachers
felt efficacious in teaching SRL-skills. However, none of the associations at
the class level were significant. Moreover, when high-quality teacher–student
interactions were observed, students reported lower levels of metacognitive,
motivational, and behavioral SRL-skills. No moderating effect of teacher–
student interactions on the relation between TSE and SRL-skills was found.
Discussion: These findings show that specific measures of TSE at the appropriate
level of analysis may help to better explain variation in TSE and students’ SRL-skills.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1392907 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Frontiers in Education |
Volume | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 May 2024 |
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