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

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

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.

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.

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.

F2F

DL is more suited for working people that do not have time to come to the campus.