A Model for Promoting Self‐Regulated Learning

Self‐regulated learning is defined as learning that is planned, assessed, and analyzed by the person doing the learning. The benefits of self‐regulated learning are detailed in a review of the literature. A three‐stage model for the instructional process that promotes self‐regulated learning in adult learners is presented: (a) instructing learners about the thinking, feeling, and behaving patterns that enhance learning; (b) instructing learners about the processes for self‐regulating their thinking, feeling, and behaving; and (c) assigning activities that involve learners in self‐regulating their learning. Several examples of implementation of the model are provided.