The Relationship Between Talent Management and the Development of Blended Learning Skills: Testing the Mediating Role of Autonomous Motivation among Students of Primary Schools

Background and Objectives: The current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between talent management and the development of blended learning skills and the mediating role of autonomous motivation among students. Methods: The method of this study is a descriptive-correlational research employing structural equation modeling. The statistical population was made up of all female elementary school students in Urmia city in the academic year of 2023-2024. The sample size was 384 people using the Krejci-Morgan table. In order to collect data, the standard questionnaires of Ahmadi et al.'s (2013) talent management, assessment of the quality of learning of students by Rahmani Akhkand (2013) and Nancy's autonomous motivation (2008) were used whose reliability and validity were confirmed. SPSS and Amos softwares were used for data analysis. Findings: The results showed that talent management has a positive and significant relationship with the development of blended learning skills. The relationship between talent management and autonomous motivation is also positively significant. The indirect, positive and significant relationship between talent management and blended learning skills through autonomous motivation was also confirmed. و Conclusion According to the research findings, it is recommended to develop talent management programs and promote student's autonomous motivation to strengthen and develop their blended learning skills in schools.