SRL training programmes improve SRL strategies, motivation, academic achievement and reduce anxiety across age groups¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Meta-analyses show students participating in SRL training programmes improved their SRL strategies, motivation and academic achievement, and showed reduced anxiety. → Theobald 2026

Evidence¶

Theobald 2026¶

Theobald, M., Kerner auch Koerner, J., Breitwieser, J., Buhr, L., Karbach, J., Könönen, T., Nobbe, L., Reinelt, T., Schaaf, M., Schmiedek, F., Wieland, L. M., & Blume, F. (2026). Executive Functions, Metacognition, Self-Regulation, and Self-Regulated Learning – What are We Talking About? A Review and Introduction of the EMERGE Model. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10157-0

q3 · i? · review · r2

The review reports meta-analyses of SRL training programmes (citing de Boer et al. 2018; Dignath and Büttner 2008; Donker et al. 2014; Hattie et al. 1996; Theobald 2021) showing "improvements in their SRL strategies, as well as increased motivation and academic achievement, and reduced anxiety". No effect sizes are printed in the quoted text.

"Students who participated in these programmes demonstrated improvements in their SRL strategies, as well as increased motivation and academic achievement, and reduced anxiety (de Boer et al. 2018; Dignath and Büttner 2008; Donker et al. 2014; Hattie et al. 1996; Theobald 2021)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Academic Anxiety — outcome: instruction changes it

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