ABSTRACT
A major goal of higher education is to create lifelong learners—intentional, independent, self-directed learners who can acquire, retain, and retrieve new knowledge on their own. Self-regulated learning is a total-engagement activity involving multiple parts of the brain. Self-regulation encompasses the monitoring and managing of one’s cognitive processes as well as the awareness of and control over one’s emotions, motivations, behavior, and environment as related to learning. The concept of self-regulation emerged from Albert Bandura’s seminal theory of self-efficacy, which was later incorporated into social cognition theory. Self-regulated learning has helped distinguish between novice and expert thinking. Emotional control is an essential part of self-regulated learning. Self-regulated learning is a sequenced series of practices that virtually any learner can understand and develop.
