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Article Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2024.07.019

Differences in Meta-cognitive Self-regulation Strategies Between Graduate and Undergraduate Students

Zitian Cheng

University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.

*Corresponding author: Zitian Cheng

Published: August 13,2024

Abstract

Meta-cognitive self-regulation strategies (MSS) have a positive impact on students'  academic performance, helping them to implement plans and adjust their behaviour in the learning process. However, most of the research has been con-ducted on undergraduate students (USs), and less on postgraduate students (PSs). There is also a lack of research on the differences in MSS between PSs and USs during academic learning. The present study investigated the variance in MSS and hypothesised that PSs would score higher in self-regulation than USs. 451 PSs and 2011 USs in the study and completed the meta-cognitive self-regulation section of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). The results of the Welsh’s between-subject t-test revealed that PSs reported higher self-regulation strategies than USs on MSLQ. This difference could be attributed to age-related variations, where self-regulation strategies tend to develop with age. It could also be influenced by academic experience, as self-regulation strategies tend to improve with more experience. Alternatively, it may be a combination of both factors. This study built upon prior research and explored how PSs are more conscious of utilizing MSS compared to undergraduates.

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Differences in Meta-cognitive Self-regulation Strategies Between Graduate and Undergraduate Students

How to cite this paper: Zitian Cheng. (2024) Differences in Meta-cognitive Self-regulation Strategies Between Graduate and Undergraduate Students. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science8(7), 1654-1659.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2024.07.019