COMPARISON OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN TERMS OF THEIR LOCUS OF CONTROL, MOTIVATIONAL BELIEFS AND SELF-REGULATED LEARNING STRATEGIES

This study aims to compare the Locus of Control, Motivational beliefs, andSelf-Regulated Learning Strategies in a group of university students. UsingStratified random sampling method, 383 students were selected and participated inthe study. All participants completed the Motivated Strategies for LearningQuestionnaire (MSLQ), the Rotter’s Locus of Control test (LOC), and ademographic questionnaire. In order to assess the participants’ academic success,their average of passes was used. Analysis of results indicate that: 1) students withExternal Locus of Control use motivational beliefs and Learning Strategies lessthan those with Internal Locus of Control, 2) The engineering-technical studentshave more powerful Motivational beliefs and use more Learning Strategies thanstudents in the human science and basic science faculties, 3) There was asignificant direct relationship between the use of motivational beliefs and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in students and their academic success.