Birds of a Feather Self-Regulate Together

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Sunday 1:30 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
  In Roundtable Session: Self-Regulated Learning Strategies and Academic Performance (Table 7)

Abstract

Studies show well-connected students tend to perform better academically. Students’ enhanced academic performance may result from engaging in self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies as they observe and learn from peers in their social networks. Yet, the intersection between social networks and SRL is largely unexplored. The present study employed social network analyses to explore how positions within peer social networks relate to SRL and achievement in a cohort of biomedical engineering undergraduate students. Data were collected via an online survey, and quadratic assignment procedures showed that positional attributes within peer networks (social/contextual factors) were related to SRL and GPA (personal/behavioral factors). Specifically, students positioned more centrally within their networks had higher GPAs and SRL strategy use, on average.

Authors

• Linlin Luo, Texas A&M University

• Joseph C. Tise, Institute for Advancing Computing Education

• Megan Patterson, Texas A&M University

• Daniel Alge, Texas A&M University

• Paul R. Hernandez, Texas A&M University