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SRL Slides

SRL Slides . Prepared by Nancy Perry University of British Columbia n ancy.perry@ubc.ca. What is Self-regulation?. Ability to control thoughts and actions to achieve personal goals and respond to environmental demands (Barry Zimmerman , 2008) It involves …

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SRL Slides

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  1. SRL Slides Prepared by Nancy Perry University of British Columbia nancy.perry@ubc.ca

  2. What is Self-regulation? • Ability to control thoughts and actions to achieve personal goals and respond to environmental demands (Barry Zimmerman, 2008) • It involves … • Attending to key features of the environment • Resisting distractions • Persisting when tasks are difficult • Responding appropriately, adaptively, flexibly • Delaying immediate gratification to meet a more important long-term goal Prepared by Nancy Perry, UBC

  3. Applied to Learning … SRL reflects independent, academically effective approaches to learning. Prepared by Nancy Perry, UBC

  4. Metacognition • Awareness of learning strengths and weaknesses • Ability to analyze the demands of tasks/activities • Use of effective thinking and problem solving strategies to cope with the challenges tasks present Prepared by Nancy Perry, UBC

  5. Motivation for Learning • Genuine interest in learning • Belief that ability is incremental • Focus on personal progress • Willingness to try challenging tasks • View that errors present opportunities to learn • Belief that effort and effective strategy use will lead to success Prepared by Nancy Perry, UBC

  6. Strategic Action • Choosing from a repertoire of strategies those best suited to the learning situation • Applying strategies effectively and efficiently Prepared by Nancy Perry, UBC

  7. When Does It Develop? Across the lifespan

  8. Why Is SRL Important? • Self-regulated learners are successful in and beyond school. • Higher motivation and confidence • More productive thinking skills and strategies(cognition) • More task relevant behaviour • Higher achievement • Allstudents benefit from instructional contexts that support SRL, even students with exceptional learning needs. • SRL promoting practices prompt teachers to consider the needs of all learners.

  9. For Early Success in School … • Low levels of self-regulation before school predict academic difficulties in school. • Emotional regulation (coping with frustration, persisting) • Behaviour regulation (following directions, working independently) • Children with poor regulation have problems with behaviour, completing academic tasks, and relating to peers and their teachers. • Performing well on tasks that require self-regulation predicts early school achievement even more powerfully than IQ scores and knowledge of reading and math. • Successful self-regulation in kindergarten predicts achievement through grade 6.

  10. Where Does SRL Break Down? Willingness to try something new Adaptive help seeking Task understanding Prepared by Nancy Perry, UBC

  11. What is Our Shared Focus? What does self-regulated learning (SRL) look like in the primary grades? What can teachers say and do to support young children’s development of and engagement in SRL?

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