The effects of college students’ positive thinking, learning motivation and self-regulation through a self-reflection intervention in Taiwan
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Wang, Hsin-Hui, Chen, Hsiang-Ting, Lin, Huann-Shyang and Hong, Zuway-R. (2017). The effects of college students’ positive thinking, learning motivation and self-regulation through a self-reflection intervention in Taiwan. Higher Education Research and Development. 36(1), pp. 201 - 216. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2016.1176999
Authors | Wang, Hsin-Hui, Chen, Hsiang-Ting, Lin, Huann-Shyang and Hong, Zuway-R |
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Abstract | This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of a self-reflection intervention on college (college in this article refers to university-level education) students’ positive thinking, learning motivation and self-regulation in Taiwan. One hundred and two college students were selected to participate in an 18-week intervention forming the experimental group (EG) which emphasized providing main lecture, role-play, self-reflection activity, group discussion and group work. Another 179 college students from two other courses were selected as a comparison group. This study showed that supportive, resourced discussion with peers and instructor, self-reflection activities and assignment as a facilitative agent improved the EG students’ positive thinking, learning motivation and self-regulation. In addition, three structural equation models revealed that positive thinking had a strong and direct relation to Taiwanese college students’ pretest learning motivation (β = .85) and self-regulation (β = .77); learning motivation had a strong and direct relation to students’ pretest positive thinking (β = .86) and self-regulation (β = .81); and self-regulation had a strong and direct relation to students’ pretest positive thinking (β = .83) and learning motivation (β = .86). Instructional implications and research recommendations are discussed. |
Keywords | Higher education; learning motivation; positive thinking; self-reflection; self-regulation; SEM; Taiwan |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Higher Education Research and Development |
Journal citation | 36 (1), pp. 201 - 216 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 0729-4360 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2016.1176999 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84965054947 |
Page range | 201 - 216 |
Research Group | School of Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
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