Fostering Competences for Motivational Regulation in Higher Education: A Training Study

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  In Poster Session: Study Strategies, Motivation, and Self-Regulated Learning Interventions

Abstract

Within the context of self-regulation, the regulation of motivational processes is an important aspect that is relevant for study success. This paper examines whether students' competence for motivational regulation can be improved by training fit between motivational regulation strategies and the type of motivational problem, adaptive strategies and their qualitative application. 135 students participated in a study to evaluate a newly developed training program. The results indicate that the training program sustainably improved the fit between motivational regulation strategy and motivational problem and regulation quantity in comparison to a placebo control group. Moreover, an effect for the quality of strategy application was evident on the 10%-level of significance. Implications for the design of training programs for motivational regulation are discussed.

Authors

• Nicole Dorothea Eckerlein, Augsburg University

• Gabriele Steuer, University of Augsburg

• Markus Dresel, Augsburg University