The Dynamic Relationship between Response Processes and Self-Regulation in Critical Thinking Assessments

Heidi Hyytinen, Jani Ursin, Kaisa Silvennoinen, Katri Kleemola, Auli Toom

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Our aim was to explore higher education students’ response and self-regulatory processes plus the relationship between these, as evidenced in two types of performance-based critical thinking tasks included in the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+) International instrument. The data collection consisted of 20 cognitive laboratories. The data were analyzed using a qualitative approach. The tasks were found to trigger different response and self-regulatory processes. Overall, the performance task evoked more holistic processes than the selected-response questions, in which students’ processes were more question-oriented. The results also indicated the entanglement of students’ response and self-regulation processes. Three self-regulation groups were identified. Students with versatile self-regulation skills were able to complete the task thoroughly, whereas students with moderate self-regulation skills faced challenges in monitoring and evaluating their performance. Students who were lacking in self-regulation struggled both with the task as a whole and their own progress. Implications for higher education are discussed.
Originalspråkengelska
Artikelnummer101090
TidskriftStudies in Educational Evaluation
Volym71
Antal sidor12
ISSN0191-491X
DOI
StatusPublicerad - dec. 2021
MoE-publikationstypA1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad

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