O processo de autorregulação da aprendizagem de alunos da UFRN atendidos pelo Programa Hábitos de Estudo em 2017

Abstract

The development of self-regulated learning competences for undergraduate students is one goal of the Study Habits Program, which is supervised by UFRN. This research aims to understand the Self-Regulation Learning Process (ARA Process) of UFRN university students who participated in the Study Guide-POE, in 2017. The population of all 50 students attended by the POE in that year was chosen to carry out the empirical part of this study. The development of self-regulation competences in Higher Education is fundamental to the student to achieve a quality learning and to stay engaged, therefore, the development of such competences has been a subject much investigated by several scholars, such as: ALMEIDA, SOARES & FERREIRA, 2000; MAGALHÃES & ROSÁRIO, 2009; SALGADO, POLYDORO & ROSÁRIO, 2013; ALMEIDA, ARAÚJO & MARTINS, 2016. In this sense, this study investigated the students’ use frequency of learning strategies, how much they consider useful to use ARA strategies, and their belief in their own ability to realize them. Regarding the data treatment, Descriptive Statistics were used (Histograms, Bar Graphs and Dispersion Graphs); Exploratory Data Analysis (Box-Plot) and Multivariate Statistics (Analysis of Clusters). The results indicated that students' ARA strategies are often used and they perceive that these strategies are very useful for their academic life. It indicates that the use of these strategies is a resource to improve the students learning. In addition, the data indicated that the Self-Regulation Learning Process of the participants was well articulated with the use of such strategies and that those students use very well the strategies of execution and monitoring of their own behavior towards the studies; the evaluation strategies which allow to analyze the relationship between the learning product and the Goal Plan. However, the data show that students still do not use sufficiently the strategic planning resources in their studies. Overall, participants considered the use of these strategic resources useful but the data show that they still need to improve their belief in their ability to apply those resources in their studies.