Adult learners score much higher in autonomous than controlled regulation, with autonomous regulation mean 3.44 versus controlled 2.42¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2022: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In this sample, mean autonomous regulation exceeded mean controlled regulation by more than one point on a 4-point scale. → Ana Rothes 2017

Evidence¶

Ana Rothes 2017¶

Ana Rothes, Marina S. Lemos, and Teresa Gonçalves. (2017). Motivational Profiles of Adult Learners. Adult Education Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/0741713616669588

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive statistics from the 188-participant sample (Table 1) show autonomous regulation M = 3.44 (SD = 0.43) and controlled regulation M = 2.42 (SD = 0.49). The article states autonomous regulation was "more than one point above the mean score for controlled regulation" on the 4-point scale.

"Mean scores of most self-reported variables were high, especially the score of autonomous regulation—which was more than one point above the mean score for controlled regulation—and the scores of self-reported behavioral and emotional engagement"

Discussion¶

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