Low-prior-knowledge students struggle to deploy key self-regulatory processes during learning¶

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Currency · newest study 2008 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Some research indicates that low-prior domain knowledge students are unsuccessful in regulating learning via key self-regulatory processes such as planning, activating prior knowledge, monitoring understanding, and deploying effective strategies. → Lee 2008

Evidence¶

Lee 2008¶

Lee, Hyeon Woo. (2008). The effects of generative learning strategy prompts and metacognitive feedback on learners' self-regulation, generation process, and achievement. Dissertation in Instructional Systems, The Pennsylvania State University. https://etda.libraries.psu.edu

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The dissertation reports, citing Azevedo, Cuthrie, & Seibert (2004) and Shapiro (2004), that low-prior-knowledge students are "not successful in regulating their learning"; the cited studies' designs are not described in the available text.

"Some research indicates that low-prior domain knowledge students are not successful in regulating their learning by using key self-regulatory processes, such as planning their learning, activating their prior domain knowledge, monitoring their emerging understanding of the topic, or deploying effective strategies (Azevedo, Cuthrie, & Seibert, 2004; Shapiro, 2004)."

Discussion¶

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