The Effects of Teaching Supported by Self-Regulated Learning on Students’ Learning and Studying Responsibility

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of teaching supported by self-regulated learning on students’ learning and studying responsibility. This research was carried out through “pre-test-post-test control group model”. The sample of the study consisted a total of 52 fifth grade students studying in two different classrooms of an urban primary school located in the West Black Sea Region in Turkey in the 2018-2019 academic year. This study was conducted for 4 weeks and the unit of “Culture and Heritage” in social studies lesson was covered. The learning and studying responsibility scale was used to collect the data. In the analysis of data, pre-test – post-test scores were compared by using t-test for dependent groups. In addition, in order to explain the power of relation, effect size (Cohens' d) values were calculated. The result of the study shows that teaching supported by self-regulated learning is effective and beneficial in students' learning and studying responsibility levels in favour of experimental group. This result demonstrated that teaching supported by self-regulated learning had positive effects on students' learning and studying responsibility.