Every Student Needs a Learner Profile Driving Self-Regulated Learning

Abstract

Self-awareness of one’s unique combination of strengths and needs is an essential first step of self-regulated learning. However, research suggests that most students lack the self-awareness they need to make good learning decisions.
An objective learner profile of how a student understands and retains best, their cognitive strengths and needs in the areas of reasoning, memory, processing, and executive functions, can play an instrumental role in developing student self-awareness. Since these are hidden skills, most students and teachers benefit from deliberate training on how to identify and support students’ strengths and needs. Once foundational self-awareness skills are established, students are well-positioned to become self-regulated learners.