Abstract:

As the art of learning has become an essential 21st century skill, it deserves to be thoroughly analysed. Especially factors influencing self-regulated learning (SRL) need to be examined, as self-regulation in learning determines its effectiveness. So far, such surveys have mainly been conducted among university, secondary and primary school students, which has excluded the possibility to compare students of the same age but a different level of education. This paper intends to contribute to the research by examining the relationships between the level of SRL, age, educational attainment and language proficiency of the participants of the language courses organized by the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic. Quantitative methodology was used to carry out the research. The data was collected through four-point Likert-scale self-reported questionnaires based on Motivated Learning Strategies Questionnaire (MLSQ) and Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI), and consequently, Statistica 12 software was used to analyse the data. The analysis showed rather a low level of self-regulation in learning in general. The nature of the correlation between educational attainment and self-regulated learning depends predominantly on the level of the language course attended.

Keywords:

Self-regulated learning (SRL), learning strategies, lifelong learning, adult learning.