The Role of Feedback Perception on Students' Motivation and Self-Regulated Learning in Web-Based Learning Environment

• In Event: Motivation in Online and Virtual Settings

Abstract

Feedback plays an important role in self-regulated learning. However, little is known about how students’ feedback perception affects their self-regulation process. This study adopted the social cognitive perspective to investigate the role of feedback perception on students’ self-efficacy, achievement goal, and self-regulated learning in web-based science learning environment (WISE), where teacher provided elaborated and encouraging feedbacks to students via the learning platform. 236 seventh grader participated in this study. Self-reported data regarding to feedback perception, self-efficacy, achievement goal, self-regulated learning was collected. The result revealed that students’ perception of teachers’ feedback directly and positively predicted students’ self-regulated learning. Self-efficacy and achievement goal mediated the effect of feedback perception on students’ self-regulated learning. Practical implications were discussed.

Authors

• Bihui Jin, Beijing Normal University

• Danhui Zhang, Beijing Normal University

• Jingwen He, Beijing Normal University