Zimmerman and Martinez-pons (1986) Modified Categoriws of Strategies

Self-evaluation
Statements indicating student-initiated evaluation of the quality or progress of
their work e.g "ichecked over my work to make sure I did it right"

Organizing and transforming

Statement indicating student-initiated overt or convert arrangement of
instructional materials to improve learning, e.g "I make an outline before I write
my paper"

Goal-setting and planning

Statements indicating student setting of educational goals or subgoals and planning
for sequencing, timing, and completing activities related to those goals, e.g,
"Firs, I start studying two weeks before exams, and I pace myself"

Seeking Information
Statements indicating student-initiated efforts to secure further task information
from nonsocial sources such as an encyclopedia or the internet when undertaking an
assignment e.g "Before begining to write the paper, I go to the library to get as
much information as possible concerning the topic"

Keeping records and monitoring

Statements indicating student-initiated efforts to record event or results e.g "I
took notes of the class discussion"
"I kept a list of the words I got wrong"

Environmental structuring
Statements indicating student-initiated effort to select or arrange the physical
setting to make learning easier e.g "I isolate myself from anything that distracts
me" :I turned off the radio so I can concentrate on what I am doing"

Self-consequences
Statements indicating student arrangement or imagination of rewards or punishment
for success or failure e.g "If I do well on a test, I treat myself to a movie"

rehearsing and memorizing

Statements indicating student-initiated efforts to memorize material by overt or
covert practice e.g "In preparing for a math test, I keep writing the formula down
until I can remember it"

Seeking social assistence

Statements indicating student-initiated efforts to solicit help from peers,
teachers, adults, "If I have problems with math assignment, I ask a friend to help"

Reviewing records
Statements indicating student-initiated efforts to reread tests, notes, textbooks,
lab books or online quizzes, to prepare for class or further testing, e.g "When
preparing for a test, I review my notes"

Other
Statements indicating learning behavior that is initiated by other persons such as
teaher or parents, and all unclear verbal responses, e.g "I just do what the
teacher says"