Adverse effects of anxiety disorder and attention deficit on metacognitive monitoring of autonomous learning in college students

Abstract

Background

Metacognitive monitoring is an advanced management skill that is a necessary condition for successfully planning, monitoring, and evaluating learning activities. It plays the most central role in improving learning outcomes. There is a certain connection between attention deficit and anxiety disorder. This phenomenon may be related to functional abnormalities in brain areas and abnormal levels of neurotransmitters. Mental illnesses such as anxiety disorder and attention deficit can have an impact on the autonomous learning ability of college students.

Subjects and Methods

The study investigated 50 college students and diagnosed their condition based on the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis Scale (ADHD). They were divided into anxiety group, attention deficit group, anxiety and attention deficit group, and control group according to the results. Subsequently, the autonomous learning ability of the four groups was evaluated using the College Student Learning Autonomy Scale.

Results

The control group had the best score on the Learning Autonomy Scale for college students, while the anxiety group had no significant difference from the control group (P>0.05); There was a significant difference between the attention deficit group and the control group (P˂0.05); The score of the anxiety and attention deficit group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.01).

Conclusions

The impact of anxiety disorder on the metacognitive monitoring of autonomous learning among college students is not significant, while attention deficit has a more significant impact on metacognitive monitoring of autonomous learning among college students.

Acknowledgement

Yunnan Provincial Education Department 2018 Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Research Project (No. JG2018291); The construction project of First-class course of Culture and Tourism College (No. YLKC202010).