Adaptive teaching, self-regulated learning and mathematics learning outcomes: a social cognitive model of learner agency in vocational education
Shiqin Peng, Tongyao Han · 2026
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Shiqin Peng and Tongyao Han model how teaching that adapts to students links to math results in vocational schools, in a study from 2026. Their frame treats self-guided study habits as a form of learner agency. When teachers tune pace and support, students may take more charge of their own learning. The team surveyed 350 students in math-linked courses.
Adaptive teaching tied strongly to stronger self-guided habits. Both also tied to better math outcomes on their own. The path through self-guided habits carried part of the teaching effect, a pattern called partial mediation. The authors caution that a one-time survey cannot prove cause and effect. Still, the model joins teacher support and learner drive in one picture. It suggests training teachers to adapt and coaching students to self-guide, together.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shiqin Peng, Tongyao Han |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |