Regulation of Learning: From the Perspective of Male Students in Pakistan

Authors

Zainudin Abu Bakar, Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaFollow
Rafaquat Ali, Islamia University of BahawalpurFollow

Abstract

Studies have shown that the students’ regulation of learning is associated to their learning outcomes, cognitive processing strategies and understanding of the content. In Pakistan, it was suggested that science students at secondary school possesses inadequate learning behaviours which diminished regulation of learning behaviours. This study was conducted with the intention to explore the issue of regulation of learning among secondary school science students in Pakistan. Twenty-four male students were selected purposefully to participate in the study. The data was collected through focus group interviews to understand their view of self-regulation of learning behaviour. The Applied Thematic Analysis was executed to analyse the student’s comments. It was found that the external regulation of learning in Pakistani secondary school science students were presence. Three common factors such as gender, teaching methods, and field of study were highlighted by the participants as a vital role in the development of external regulation of learning. The findings promote changes in teaching and learning approaches at the Pakistani secondary school level in science teaching.

Keywords

Regulation of Learning, External Regulation of Learning, Self-Regulation of Learning, Pakistan Secondary Schools, Science Education, Focus Group Interview, Applied Thematic Analysis

Author Bio(s)

Zainudin Abu Bakar is a member of the Academic Staff at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed directly to: p-zain@utm.my.

Rafaquat Ali, a member of the Academic Staff at Department of Education, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, just completed his PhD study. Correspondence regarding this article can also be addressed directly to: rafaquataliiub@gmail.com.

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledged the Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia by which this study is finally completed. Further appreciation also goes to the administration of Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan through their support and cooperation by which this study was managed to be completed.

Publication Date

8-13-2017

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2882

Recommended APA Citation

Abu Bakar, Z., & Ali, R. (2017). Regulation of Learning: From the Perspective of Male Students in Pakistan. The Qualitative Report, 22(8), 2196-2205. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2882