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Fostering Learners’ Skills to Self-Regulate Their Learning through Enquiry-Based Learning
Autor
Arango Montes, Rodolfo
Institución
Resumen
Abstract: This actions research project aimed at exploring how Enquiry-Based Learning can foster 10th
graders Self-Regulated Learning. To do this, students developed a travel guide following the
process of selecting places, searching for information, writing a report, creating the travel guide
and socialising their work orally. Activities were intended to promote Self-Regulated Learning
skills such as setting objectives, self-monitoring learning, increasing responsibility. During this
process, data was gathered implementing two students’ written reflections, a focus group and
teacher’s journals. Analysis of data evidenced that learners were engaged when having appealing
content to them and when making decisions, which arise motivation toward learning. Besides,
data showed that having stages for the Enquiry-Based Learning task help finish it successfully.