Author : Man-Him Ng
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781361442494
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis Self-Regulated Learning Strategies of Mathematically Gifted Students by : Man-Him Ng
Download or read book Self-Regulated Learning Strategies of Mathematically Gifted Students written by Man-Him Ng and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Self-regulated Learning Strategies of Mathematically Gifted Students" by Man-him, Ng, 吳文謙, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract The present study aims at investigating the self-regulated learning (SRL) of mathematically gifted students. Participants were 280 mathematically gifted students attending Olympic Mathematics enrichment courses in Hong Kong. Motivated Strategy for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) is the main instrument used and correlation and regression analyses were carried out. Results indicated that SRL (mainly composed of metacognitive self-regulation and cognitive strategies use) was a significant predictor for academic performance of senior (grade 8 and 9) mathematically gifted students, but not for that of the junior students (grade 6). This difference might be attributed to the higher demands of SRL in the study of higher grade Olympic Mathematics. Besides, motivation (comprising self-efficacy and intrinsic value) was found to have significantly contributed to the use of SRL of both senior and junior mathematically gifted students. As SRL was shown to be important in the learning of Olympic Mathematics of mathematically gifted students, it is recommended that SRL enhancement program should be considered to be a necessary training component embedded in the mathematics enrichment program of mathematically gifted students. ii DOI: 10.5353/th_b3723509 Subjects: Learning strategies Motivation in education - China - Hong Kong Mathematics - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong Gifted children - China - Hong Kong