Self-Regulated Learning in the Classroom

Oct. 11, 2011

Self-regulated learning (SLR) is recognized as an important predictor of student academic motivation and achievement. This process requires students to independently plan, monitor, and assess their learning. However, few students naturally do this...

Encouraging Self-Regulated Learning in the Classroom: A Review of Literature

by Sharon Zumbrunn, Joseph Tadlock, Elizabeth Danielle Roberts (October 2011).

Self-regulated learning (SLR) is recognized as an important predictor of student academic motivation and achievement. This process requires students to independently plan, monitor, and assess their learning. However, few students naturally do this well. This paper provides a review of the literature including: the definition of SL; an explanation of the relationship between SLR and motivation in the classroom; specific SRL strategies for student use; approaches for encouraging student SRL; and a discussion of some of the challenges educators might encounter while teaching students to be self-regulated, life-long learners.

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