ABSTRACT

The Common Core standards demand significant pedagogical shifts in English Language Arts/Literacy standards for curriculum and classroom instruction, including writing standards that emphasize students be able to read, select, and write from appropriate sources. These pedagogical shifts can be accomplished if training in self-regulated learning is part of the process. The Common Core initiative recognizes that adolescent learners are cognitively and developmentally able to take on increased levels of independence and personal control. This outcome is dependent on teachers providing opportunities for students to develop and exercise their autonomy, both within and outside the classroom. The Common Core requires students at this level to be given more choices about curriculum activities and opportunities to assume personal responsibility, specifically for short- and long-term research projects. Self-regulation can help students complete short- and long-term research projects successfully and it includes the monitoring of basic psychological functioning, such as motivation, method, and time.