Learning during COVID-19: the role of self-regulated learning, motivation, and procrastination for perceived competence.

ABSTRACT: In March 2020 schools in Austria temporarily closed and switched to distance learning to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The resulting situation posed great challenges to teachers, guardians and students (Huber and Helm 2020). Research has shown that perceived competence (Deci and Ryan 2000) affects selfregulated learning (SRL), intrinsic motivation and procrastination, however few studies have considered these variables in context of distance learning among adolescents. This study investigated differences in students who perceived themselves as high vs. low in competence with respect to these constructs. In an online questionnaire, 2652 Austrian secondary school students answered closed questions regarding SRL, intrinsic motivation and procrastination as well as open-end

SUBMITTER: Pelikan ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7931168 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature