On-campus or online: examining self-regulation and cognitive transfer skills in different learning settings

Table 1 Examples of SRL skills identified in students’ statements about their learning process

Main component	Sub-component	Group	Examples
Cognition: cognitive strategies	Mastery learning	DL	In distance learning, I can repeat the point that I did not understand as much as I want.
Cognition: cognitive strategies	Mastery learning	F2F	Online learning can be beneficiary due to the lecture videos that can be repeatedly viewed.
Metacognition: Knowledge of cognition	Social	DL	About the online forums, participating in the same learning group throughout the semester, strengthens the interactions between the students and conveys more lengthy discussions.
		F2F	I did not choose to learn from distance because it is very important for me to be able to interact with the lecturer in a direct and personal matter.
Metacognition: Regulation of cognition	Controlling	DL	In distance learning, I do not need to adjust myself, I can learn slowly in my own pace.
Metacognition: Regulation of cognition	Controlling	F2F	While learning in the classroom, I rarely listen to the lecturer, so actually, I could have learned the course from distance.
Resource management	Time	DL	Distance learning does not limit me in time. I do not need to attend class at a specific time.
Resource management	Time	F2F	DL is more suited for working people that do not have time to come to the campus.