Table 3 Percentage of responses to questions about self-regulation strategies during the anticipation phase (The totals for some statements do not reach 100% due to the answer I do not know)
From: Digital portfolio and self-regulation in speaking tasks
Statements (Q1 and Q2) | Always or most of the time | Rarely or never | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | |
I take the time to read all the instructions for speaking well before preparing for it | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
I ask my teacher questions to clarify the instructions that are not clear to me | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.21 | 0.14 |
I ask my classmates questions to clarify instructions that are not clear to me | 0.85 | 0.94 | 0.15 | 0.06 |
I reformulate the instructions related to speaking in my own words before preparing it | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.48 |
I ask classmates to read my rephrasing to make sure I understand the instructions correctly | – | 0.26 | – | 0.74 |
I set myself specific objectives to guide my speaking preparation (Q2: and I write them down in my digital portfolio) | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 0.49 |
I determine the means that I will put in place and that will allow me to achieve these objectives (Q2: and I note them in my digital portfolio) | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.54 |
I determine what will be easy and difficult for me in preparing for my speaking test (Q2: and I note it in my digital portfolio) | 0.73 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.61 |
It is easy for me to determine what will be easy or difficult to prepare for my oral presentations | – | 0.73 | – | 0.27 |
I list the means I will put in place to overcome the difficulties I see (Q2: and I write them down in my digital portfolio) | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.71 | 0.78 |