THE RELATIONSHIP OF INTRINSIC GOAL ORIENTATION FOR LEARNING GEOGRAPHY, SELF-EFFICACY FOR LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE IN GEOGRAPHY, AND METACOGNITIVE SELF-REGULATED GEOGRAPHY LEARNING WITH BHUTAN GEOGRAPHY ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE 8 STUDENTS AT DRUK HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THIMPHU, BHUTAN

Authors

  • SONAM PELDON Student
  • RICHARD LYNCH Assumption University

Keywords:

Bhutan geography, Bhutan geography achievement, Intrinsic Goal Orientation, Self-Efficacy, Metacognitive Self-Regulation, Druk Higher Secondary School, Thimphu, Bhutan

Abstract

The study aimed to determine whether there was a significant relationship between intrinsic goal orientation for learning geography, self-efficacy for learning and performance in geography, and metacognitive self-regulated geography learning with Bhutan geography achievement of Grade 8 students at Druk Higher Secondary School in Thimphu, Bhutan. The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ; Pintrich et al., 1991) was adapted and used to collect the data on intrinsic goal orientation for learning geography, self-efficacy for learning and performance in geography, and metacognitive self-regulated geography learning from 49 Grade 8 students at Druk Higher Secondary School in Thimphu, Bhutan in Term 2 of the Academic Year 2020. A total of 49 students from Grade 8 were selected using the convenience sampling method for the research conducted. The Bhutan Geography achievement scores of the students were collected using the End of Term 2 Bhutan geography examination. A correlational analysis was used to determine the relationships of intrinsic goal orientation for learning geography, self-efficacy for learning and performance in geography, and metacognitive self-regulated geography learning and Bhutan geography achievement of the Grade 8 students. The relationship between intrinsic goal orientation and Bhutan geography achievement was weak but positively correlated. The relationship between self-efficacy for learning and performance in geography and Bhutan geography achievement; and the relationship between metacognitive self-regulated geography learning and Bhutan geography achievement was moderately strong. The findings further indicated that there was a significant, moderately strong, and positive
1 Lecturer, Royal Thimphu College, Thimphu-Bhutan. sonampeldon@rtc.bt
2 Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Assumption University, Thailand. richardlynch2002@yahoo.com
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correlation between the three independent variables and one dependent variable. Recommendations for students, teachers, curriculum developers, and future research are provided.

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2022-08-24

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PELDON, S., & LYNCH, R. (2022). THE RELATIONSHIP OF INTRINSIC GOAL ORIENTATION FOR LEARNING GEOGRAPHY, SELF-EFFICACY FOR LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE IN GEOGRAPHY, AND METACOGNITIVE SELF-REGULATED GEOGRAPHY LEARNING WITH BHUTAN GEOGRAPHY ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE 8 STUDENTS AT DRUK HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THIMPHU, BHUTAN. Scholar: Human Sciences, 14(2), 446. Retrieved from http://www.assumptionjournal.au.edu/index.php/Scholar/article/view/5443

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