Provide explicit teaching of SRL methods as structured guidance for regulating learning in online and blended settings¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The article recommends that educators give students structured guidance on regulating their own learning through explicit instruction in SRL methods. As the authors write, the findings "highlight the need of giving students structured guidance on how to regulate their learning processes successfully through the provision of explicit teaching on SRL methods". The strategy treats SRL skills — goal setting, planning, monitoring, and strategy use — as teachable content rather than assumed prerequisites, and is grounded in the meta-analysis's moderate overall effect of SRL interventions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Instructors or course materials must explicitly teach SRL methods rather than assuming students already possess them

Constraints¶

• The article notes SRL intervention effectiveness may depend on course format and factors such as access to supplementary materials and technical infrastructure

Target Learners¶

• online and blended learners across primary, secondary, high school, and undergraduate levels

Target Learning Goals¶

• self-regulation of learning processes
• improved learning outcomes

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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Guntur, M., & Purnomo, Y. W. (2024). A Meta-Analysis of Self-Regulated Learning Interventions Studies on Learning Outcomes in Online and Blended Environments. Online Learning Journal, 28(3). https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v28i3.4025