SELF-REGULATORY LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR SCIENCE LEARNING

Self- regulation of learning is a fundamental element for learning. Self-regulated learners engage in actions, thoughts and behaviours in order to pursue determined tasks. According to Bandura, self-regulation encompassed an essential component of humanness with self-control of individuals over their situations, environment and contexts. Individuals are not subjected to stimulus control; rather they exercise cognitive, emotional, and behavioural power over their surroundings. The key issue defining learning as self-regulated is not whether it is socially isolated, but rather whether the learner displays personal initiative, perseverance, and adaptive skill in pursuing it. A self-regulated learning perspective shifts the focus of educational analyses from student learning abilities and environments at school or home as fixed entities to students personally initiated strategies designed to improve learning outcomes and environments