Self-regulation, learning strategies and reading understanding in Fundamental Education I

Abstract

This research aimed to verify the internal structure of the Inventory of processes of self-regulation of learning, as well as to evaluate self-regulation, learning strategies and reading comprehension of students in the early years of Elementary School, verifying the relationship between the three variables. 259 students from two public schools located in the state of Paraná participated. The instruments used in the research were the IPAA — Inventory of Learning Self-Regulation Processes, the EAVAP-EF — Scale of Assessment of Learning Strategies for Elementary Education and the Cloze test. The results obtained indicated significant rates of use of self-regulatory strategies with relations of this construct with the metacognitive strategies and level of understanding of instructional reading. The data presented imply directions regarding the teaching action and educational practices in the school context.