Predicting self regulated learning strategies through perceived social support, academic self efficacy and outcome expectation

The present study was provided with the aim of predicting self regulated learning strategies by perceived social support, academic self efficacy and outcome expectation. For this purpose the sample of 303 student (207 girls and 96 men) were selected from faculties of tehran behavioural university. Data collected from juniors and Fourth year students by the use of random stratified sampling method. Multidimensional Scale of Peceived Social Support (MPSS) Questionnaire Zimet and etal (1988), College Academic Self-Efficacy questionnire (CASE) Owen and froman(1988) and Student Outcome Expectations Scale (SOES) Landry(2003) had been applied for this study. Results of using stepwise regression indicated that Perceived social support, Academic self efficacy, Outcome expectation can predict self regulated learning strategies. For comparing males and females in research variables Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) had been used. The findings showed that girls reported more perceived social support and outcome expectation than boys and boys were reported more academic self-efficacy than girls.