Research Article

Self-regulatory capacity in vocabulary learning: Does it make difference?

Volume: 6 Number: 2 January 20, 2022
  • Sevcan Bayraktar Çepni
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Self-regulatory capacity in vocabulary learning: Does it make difference?

Abstract

This study aimed to find the impact of self-regulatory capacity in vocabulary learning on students’ vocabulary scores. The study followed a quantitative methodology, in which the survey method was taken up to gather data and make statistical inferences about the population being studied. The participants, preparatory class students, received the “Self-Regulatory Vocabulary Learning Capacity Scale” developed by Tseng et al. (2006) and translated into Turkish by Yeşilbursa and Bilican (2013). Descriptive statistics showed that participants mostly keep environmental factors under control when studying vocabulary. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) identified an apparent vocabulary success level effect on self-regulatory vocabulary learning capacity components. It was found that participants with high vocabulary scores have higher self-regulatory vocabulary learning capacity when compared with those who have lower scores. This result indicated that self-regulatory vocabulary learning capacity could be a predictor of vocabulary achievement. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to understand the degree of causal links between vocabulary achievement and self-regulatory vocabulary learning capacity. The results showed that self-regulatory vocabulary learning capacity can only explain 15.8% of the vocabulary scores of the participants.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Behaviour-Personality Assessment in Psychology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sevcan Bayraktar Çepni This is me
0000-0002-6989-7552
Türkiye

Publication Date

January 20, 2022

Submission Date

November 12, 2021

Acceptance Date

December 18, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Bayraktar Çepni, S. (2022). Self-regulatory capacity in vocabulary learning: Does it make difference? Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 6(2), 136-142. https://izlik.org/JA47KS88EM