A SELF-REGULATED LEARNING APPROACH TO TEACHING EDUCATIONAL-PSYCHOLOGY

In this paper we describe an undergraduate educational psychology cour se that utilizes self-regulated learning as the organizing principle. The course aims to facilitate students' development in self-regulated learning and to promote students' understanding of how to embed instru ction for self-regulated learning strategies into classroom teaching. In the first section of the paper we develop the rationale for this po sition and identify underlying assumptions we believe should guide the development and implementation of such a program. In the second secti on of the paper we demonstrate how we have incorporated these assumpti ons in a basic educational psychology course.