Abstract
The relationship between learning process variables and study success. The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the constructs “meaning orientation” (in-depth approach to study),“transformational conception” and “self-regulation” in the distance education context (TV–learning). A random sample of 1951 participants taken from a large financial institution yielded 263 usable questionnaires. The responses
obtained to the 167 items were subjected to factor analysis and item analysis. Thereafter the intercorrelations between the learning process variables “approach to learning”, “conceptions of learning” and “regulation strategies” were computed. The results indicate that although low correlations exist among the constructs "meaning orientation", “transformational conception” and “self-regulation”, a moderate correlation was found between
“reproducing orientation”, “accumulating conception” and “external regulation”. The implications of these findings are further discussed.