scholarly journals The relationship between voluntary self-regulation and psychological preparation of teachers for blended learning

Author(s):  
Natalia Ruda ◽  
Oleksandra Nikolina

The article deals with the problem of teachers’ psychological preparation to the blended learning. The readiness of the teacher is one of the main issues that need psychological support and development. The problem of the psychological readiness of teachers to engage in an occupation has always been acute. However, the modern environment forces teachers to adapt to all challenges. One of such conditions was the forced passage to a blended learning. As far as this issue is concerned, the issue of psychological preparation of teachers for all the challenges of today is still unresolved, as well as the role of voluntary self-regulation in the structure of psychological preparation of teachers. The study of the phenomenon of psychological preparedness for the use of blended learning in teachers' professional activities involves concentrating on a number of issues. These factors further complicate the training of psychological preparation. The purpose of the study is to identify the relationship between voluntary self-regulation and psychological ability to work in blended learning. The article discusses the theoretical aspects of teachers' psychological preparation for blended learning, particularly the voluntary component. The article deals with the empirical results of the study of the structure of psychological readiness of school teachers to use blended learning technologies. The research involved 30 teachers of different age and representing different levels of education. A questionnaire aimed at diagnosing the psychological readiness of the use of blended learning technologies is developed. One of the components of teachers' psychological readiness for a blended form of learning is studied - volitional self-regulation, which includes indicators of persistence and self-control and its connectedness with the psychological readiness of the teacher. The study of the volitional component revealed that the levels of self-mastery and perseverance of most teachers are at medium and low levels. However, the results of the study showed that most teachers subjectively define themselves as psychologically ready for a blended form of education. It is submitted that the subjective indicators do not coincide with the results of the objective study. The study has become the basis for the development of a set of exercises to augment the components of psychological preparedness.

Author(s):  
Cashen M. Boccio

Previous research links low levels of self-control with criminal involvement and negative life outcomes. A similar line of inquiry has begun to explore whether low levels of self-control are also associated with developing health problems in adulthood. This paper extends this research by examining associations between adolescent levels of self-control and four different categories of health outcomes in adulthood. In addition, this study examines whether associations between adolescent levels of low self-control and health outcomes in adulthood are moderated by environmental protective factors. The results reveal that low levels of self-control in adolescence are consistently associated with reporting more health problems. In addition, some evidence emerged in support of the role of environmental protective factors in buffering the risk of developing health problems conferred by low levels of self-control in adolescence.


HUMANITARIUM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-153
Author(s):  
Diana Chyzhma

The article presents a theoretical analysis and an empirical study of the «I-concepts» in building a life program of the personality of youth, his life plans, which determine the order of actions necessary for actualization of the life goals as the main guidelines of the life path in the future. The peculiarities of manifestation of the «I-concept», as one of the components in the structure of personality, the set of attitudes on oneself, the person’s perception of himself, and its role in determining the life perspective in the student youths are highlighted. The qualitative descriptions of the levels of expressiveness of the generalized facilities with a respect to the life strategy of the «I-concept» development in personality of a juvenile age «I am the past», «I am the present one» and «I am the future» are given. It is stated that in the basis of the construction of a life perspective and «I-concept» lies the mechanism of reflection, as the ability to realize the own existence, to see himself and a personal behavior from the side with the purpose of self-control and self-regulation in order to increase the own efficiency. The results of the study, presented in the article, show that the «I-concept» of youth is directly intertwined with the process of a life perspective constructing, since the image of the future is shaped by the content-oriented attitudes and expectations built on the real life achievements. The development of personality in all its cultured forms (communication, behavior, activity, deeds) is under the determining situational influence of the «I-concept», the meaning of which is to ensure the harmony of the mental world of a man, the balanced formation of his personality – individuality in achieving maximum internal consistency and effectiveness. It has been found that students who are actively developing in their professional activities have more resources in building a life perspective, put forward both close and distant goals and direct their own efforts to realization of the realistic dreams.


Author(s):  
Galina A. Molokhina ◽  
Vlada Pishchik ◽  
Arkadiy Fomin

In the crisis conditions of entrepreneurs business functioning in Russian, it is important to develop critical thinking in conjunction with the skills of self-regulation of behavior. It is assumed that entrepreneurs with different styles of self-regulation differ in the level of critical thinking, and there is also a relationship between the styles of self-regulation and the level of critical thinking. The theoretical basis of the study is the idea of the relationship between the degree of formation of individual self-regulation and the productivity of performing various types of professional activities. The sample of the study consisted of 140 individual entrepreneurs engaged in entrepreneurial activity for more than two years, aged from 30 to 50 years. We used techniques to analyze the style of self-regulation of behavior, volitional self-regulation, critical thinking and mental abilities. The study allowed us to expand the understanding of the relationship between critical thinking and self-regulation, to reveal the content aspects of critical thinking of entrepreneurs with different levels of self-regulation of behavior. We found out that in the group of entrepreneurs with a high level of self-regulation of behavior, there is a high level of volitional self-regulation, perseverance, self-control, information processing skills and critical thinking skills. We came to conclusion that there are differences at the content and semantic level among entrepreneurs, differentiated by the type of self-regulation. For entrepreneurs with a low level of self-regulation, it is planned to conduct a program for the development of critical thinking.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-37
Author(s):  
Andreea Gheorghe ◽  
Oana Fodor ◽  
Anișoara Pavelea

This study explores the association between task conflict and team creativity and the role of group cognitive complexity (GCC) as a potential explanatory mechanism in a sample of 159 students organized in 49 groups. Moreover, we analyzed the moderating effect of collective emotional intelligence (CEI)in the relationship between task conflict and GCC.As hypothesized, we found that task conflict has a nonlinear relationship with GCC, but contrary to our expectations, it follows a U-shaped association, not an inversed U-shape. In addition,the moderating role of CEI was significant only at low levels. Contrary to our expectation, the mediating role of GCC did not receive empirical support. Theoretical and practical contributions are discussed.


Author(s):  
Xia Jiang ◽  
Jing Du ◽  
Tianfei Yang ◽  
Yujing Liu

Enabling people to send and receive short text-based messages in real-time, instant messaging (IM) is a communication technology that allows instantaneous information exchanges. The development of technology makes IM communication widely adopted in the workplace, which brings a series of changes for modern contemporary working life. Based on the conservation of resource theory (COR), this paper explores the mechanism of workplace IM communication on employees’ psychological withdrawal, and investigates the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship and the moderating role of self-control. Using the experience sampling method (ESM), a 10-consecutive workdays daily study was conducted among 66 employees. By data analysis of 632 observations using SPSS and HLM, results found that: (1) IM demands had a positive relation with emotion and cognitive engagement. (2) Emotion and cognitive engagement were negatively correlated with psychological withdrawal. (3) Emotion and cognitive engagement mediated the relations of IM demands and psychological withdrawal. (4) Self-control moderated the relationship between emotional engagement and psychological withdrawal.


Author(s):  
Iwona Niewiadomska ◽  
Rafał P. Bartczuk ◽  
Joanna Chwaszcz ◽  
Stanisław Fel ◽  
Weronika Augustynowicz ◽  
...  

Abstract This article explores the question, to what degree religiosity contributes, as a protecting factor against a broad category of socially deviant adolescent and youth behaviours. It also tests the hypothesis that gender plays a moderating role in the relationship between religiosity and problem behaviour. It employs a modified version of the Problem Behaviour Syndrome Measure (PBSM), in concert with Jessor and Jessor’s conceptual work. It also makes use of the Duke Religion Index (DUREL) to assess religiosity. The empirical study deals with a representative group of 960 students of upper-secondary schools in the Lubelskie province, Poland. The results were analyzed using canonical analysis and ANOVA. The achievements of the article are twofold. First, it identifies significant correlations between the different levels of religiosity among youth, and the occurrence and intensification of problem behaviours, particularly in regard to organized activity. Organized and intrinsic religiosity play principal protective roles, while the impact of personal religious practices is less significant. Secondly, while analyzing the moderating role of gender in the relationship between religiosity and the intensity of problem behaviour, it was found that gender does not have a significant interactive impact. An affirmative conclusion was confirmed in only two instances.


2021 ◽  
pp. 79-113
Author(s):  
A.N. Veraksa ◽  
N.E. Veraksa

The review is devoted to the relationship between executive functions and metacognition in the context of a cultural-historical perspective. On the basis of the research carried out over the past 15 years, the commonality and differences of these constructs are shown. Special attention is paid to the development of executive functions and metacognition, their connection with the academic success of children, the role of the social aspect in their formation. The importance of an adult in the directed formation of metacognition and self-regulation is shown, which confirms the provisions of the cultural-historical theory. Within the framework of the cultural-historical paradigm, several mechanisms for the development of executive functions are considered: imitation based on understanding; sign mediation; as well as communication in a social developmental situation. L.S. Vygotsky noted that higher mental functions arise on the basis of real interactions of people, are interiorized, turning into psychological functions. The review showed that one of the most common models of the structure of executive functions is a model that includes such components as “working memory”, “inhibitory control” and “cognitive flexibility”. Based on the analysis, it is possible to assert the influence of J. Piaget’s concept on the development of executive functions. A certain difficulty is caused by the explanation of emotional regulation in the context of metacognitive problems. At the same time, L.S. Vygotsky spoke about the unity of affect and intellect, which suggests the existence behavioral control and, in particular, of emotional processes at the level of metacognitive processes.


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