(Zimmerman, 1989)
Definition of Self Regulation: Metacognitively, motivationally, and
behaviorally active participants in their own learning process
This definition assumes the importance of three elements:
Personal
Environmental
Behavioral determinants
Self-regulated learning occurs to the degree that a student can use personal
(i. e. , self-) processes to strategically regulate behavior and the immediate
learning environment.
Personal Influence
Student's self-efficacy perceptions depend in part on each of four other
types of personal influence:
students' knowledge
metacognitive processes
goals
affect.
Personal
Behavioral
self-evaluation
self-consequences
Keeping Records and Monitoring
Environment
environmental structuring
seeking information
reviewing
and seeking assistance