Self-Directed Learning Archives - Page 2 of 2

Let’s get connected through personalized learning.

mario / April 27, 2022

Reflections from students, teachers, and parents in this study show how the personalized learning experience not only produced expert learners but connected members of the learning community, which proved to be a meaningful and valuable experience to all involved.

Cognitive Science, Research, Self-Directed Learning

The Unity and Diversity of Executive Functions and Their Contributions to Complex ‘‘Frontal Lobe’’ Tasks: A Latent Variable Analysis – Miyake et al.

mario / April 27, 2022

This individual differences study examined the separability of three often postulated executive functions-mental set shifting (“Shifting”), information updating and monitoring (“Updating”), and inhibition of prepotent responses (“Inhibition”)-and their roles in complex “frontal lobe” or “executive” tasks.

Personalized Goals, Research, Self-Directed Learning, Self-Regulation

From cognitive modeling to self-regulation: a social cognitive career path – Barry J. Zimmerman

mario / April 27, 2022

Zimmerman outlines his personal connections to his work and motivations for engaging in this type of research, stating, “My career path to understanding the source and nature of human learning started with an interest in social processes, especially cognitive modeling, and has led to the exploration of self-regulatory processes.