Investigating the Relationships among College Students’ Online Self-Regulated Learning, Grit and 5C Competences

Abstract

The competences of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, complex problem solving and creativity (5C) have already been widely emphasized by scholars and educators as important abilities in the 21 st century society (Hwang, Lai, Liang, Chu, & Tsai, 2017). This study aims to investigate the effects of grit and self-regulated learning on learners’ 5C competences in an online learning environment and measuring it through a quantitative survey. 103 Higher Education students participated in the study. The results of the study are: (1) communication can also be subdivided into two sub-dimensions: communication ways and communication feeling; (2) students’ consistency of interests is not related to their self-regulated learning and 5C competences; (3) the results of linear regression indicated that students’ perseverance of effort could predictor their 5C competences, and students’ self-regulated learning especially goal setting, environment structuring, task strategies, help seeking and self-evaluation all positive impact their 5C competences. The findings suggested us the important meaning to develop students’ characteristic and quality of grit to help students monitor, reflect and adjust their online learning, and develop their key skills ultimately. Implications of the findings for additional research and instruction are discussed.