Self-Regulated Learning, SRL
Updated 2026-08-13
INTRODUCTION
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CORE DEFINITION
Self-regulated learning is the process by which a learner actively sets goals, monitors progress, adjusts strategies, and reflects on outcomes. Proposed by Zimmerman, it runs as a three-phase cycle: forethought, performance, and self-reflection. The core proposition is that learning is a loop the learner controls rather than a task done to the learner, and the closure of that loop, not raw time spent, is what predicts achievement. The key qualification is that studying alone is not self-regulation, since without monitoring and feedback the loop never closes and effort spins in place.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Goal setting: state the target and the strategy for reaching it before starting. - Progress monitoring: observe and record execution while it happens, not afterwards. - Reflection loop: evaluate the outcome and the strategy, then change the next plan.
Anchor fast decisions
Learning outcomes feed back into strategy only when the learner observes the gap between plan and result, and without that observation the same failing method repeats. The three phases close the loop: forethought sets the standard, performance generates evidence against it, and reflection converts that evidence into a changed plan. Motivation is sustained by the same loop, since visible progress is its own reward.
MINIMUM ACTION
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-regulated_learningverified
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