Modelling the Relationship Between Learner Autonomy and Cognitive Abilities - Worth the Effort?

More and more schools recognize that as nobody knows what the world will look like in the future and what skills we will need, it is necessary to teach children how they can learn effectively and on their own throughout life, i.e. to develop their learner autonomy. However, despite its importance, little research has been dedicated to exploring the relationship between learner autonomy and other domains, such as cognitive skills. Therefore, this paper models the relationship between the level of learner autonomy and percentiles obtained in standardized tests in the Czech language and Math in a group of third-graders and fifth-graders in an attempt to find out whether and how the learner autonomy is related to other skills taught at schools.