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studying online. “While we expected differences between modalities, we did not anticipate that metacognition would have such a decisive role in online environments,” Juyumaya conceded, noting how students must maintain motivation and manage their own learning process in remote settings. In view of the results, the FEN UNAB researcher recommends that institutions adopt “a more comprehensive approach to learning, one that not only transmits content, but also develops psychological resources and self-regulation skills.” Indeed, Juyumaya firmly believes that deliberate pedagogical design can help students develop psychological capital. Self-efficacy, he elaborated, can be developed through the incorporation of “activities with progressive achievements, frequent feedback and clear objectives”, while “resilience can be fostered by incorporating spaces where mistakes are part of the learning process”. Optimism and hope, meanwhile, can be fuelled “by working with clear goals and a sense of purpose in the subjects”. However, Juyumaya highlighted that these practices need to be accompanied by a focus on metacognitive skills, through training on how to plan study tasks and monitor progress: “This transforms psychological resources into effective learning,” he added. TBD “Institutions should adopt an approach to learning that develops psychological resources and self‑regulation skills”
HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL CAN FUEL STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
to have a positive impact on academic engagement in an analysis of 1,641 students at a higher education institution in Paraguay. The sample encompassed students from face-to-face and online formats across both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. “The most relevant finding is that this effect is not only direct, but occurs largely through metacognition, that is, the ability of students to plan, monitor and evaluate their own learning,” reasoned FEN UNAB’s Jesús Juyumaya, co-author of the study. Psychological capital’s biggest boost on engagement was found among those
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esilience, self-efficacy, hope and optimism boost students’ level of academic engagement
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by enhancing their cognitive and metacognitive processes, according to research involving the Facultad de Economía y Negocios (FEN), Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB). These attributes, collectively referred to as “psychological capital”, were found
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