ABSTRACT
The chapter begins with a description of the three facets of epistemic thinking followed by an integrated theoretical model of epistemic thinking within SRL. The three facets of epistemic thinking include epistemic cognition, epistemic metacognition, and epistemic experiences. Key to epistemic thinking is its object focus and, given that it is part of an existing cognitive structure, its various facets are also an inherent part of SRL. As such, epistemic thinking plays a key role in SRL but is also regulated during learning. The chapter presents empirical work that supports hypothesized relations between epistemic thinking and SRL, with a specific focus on epistemic beliefs. Drawing on goal oriented and metacognitively driven models of SRL, the chapter proposes an integrated model to establish the role that epistemic thinking plays in SRL. Like most models of SRL, there are four phases of learning and five areas for regulation. The four phases include: task definition, planning and goal setting, enactment, and evaluation.
