title: Multidimensional assessment of self-regulated learning with middle school math students.
abstract: This study examined the convergent and predictive validity of self-regulated learning (SRL) measures situated in mathematics. The sample included 100 eighth graders from a diverse, urban school district. Four measurement formats were examined including, 2 broad-based (i.e., self-report questionnaire and teacher ratings) and 2 task-specific measures (i.e., SRL microanalysis and behavioral traces). Convergent validity was examined across task-difficulty, and the predictive validity was examined across 3 mathematics outcomes: 2 measures of mathematical problem solving skill (i.e., practice session math problems, posttest math problems) and a global measure of mathematical skill (i.e., standardized math test). Correlation analyses were used to examine convergent validity and revealed medium correlations between measures within the same category (i.e., broad-based or task-specific). Relations between measurement classes were not statistically significant. Separate regressions examined the predictive validity of the SRL measures. While controlling all other predictors, a SRL microanalysis metacognitive-monitoring measure emerged as a significant predictor of all 3 outcomes and teacher ratings accounted for unique variance on 2 of the outcomes (i.e., posttest math problems and standardized math test). Results suggest that a multidimensional assessment approach should be considered by school psychologists interested in measuring SRL. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, Ball State University.
authors.forename: Gregory L
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2662-4247
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Callan
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP), Rutgers University.
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Cleary
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics / Q000193:education; D000067489:Metacognition / Q000502:physiology*; D011340:Problem Solving / Q000502:physiology*; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000068356:Self-Control / Q000523:psychology*