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Advantages:
A. For Instructors: You have the power to
change the way students approach learning. If you can teach
students to self-regulate their own learning, you will find
students who are more interested in the subject matter. Students
will be more prepared for class and will become more confident.
According to Attribution Theory (Heckhausen, 1987), self-confident
students who believe they are responsible for their own learning
outcomes put forth greater effort in the classroom and generally
perform better. On the other hand, students who have low self-confidence
and are not successful often blame others or circumstances for
their academic failure.
| Over 40% of students say they always or often
study the same way regardless of what they are studying (O’Phelan,
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B. For Students: The advantages are also great.
Teaching study skills in the classroom and improving metacognition
provides students the opportunity to exert more control over
their own learning. Not only will this lead to better understanding
of the material, but it will also impact students’ retention
of the subject matter. Of course, better performance in the
class will lead to more self-confidence for the student. As
students develop their metacognitive processes, greater understanding
of their own abilities will aid them in all of their academic
pursuits.
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