Determining the priority of self-regulated learning ability development for engineering college students using IPA

This study investigates the three (motivational, cognitive, behavioral strategy) factors and ten sub factors of self-regulated learning (SRL) ability in terms of the relative importance and contributions to engineering college students´ learning outcomes, using the Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) Matrix, which is a useful tool for identifying improvement priorities and guiding strategic planning efforts. The study procedure comprised two steps: (1) surveying and analyzing of engineering students´ perception about the importance and performance of SRL, and (2) determining the priority of SRL ability development for engineering college students. The research results suggest that motivational strategy should be improved to increase engineering college students´ learning outcome.