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Discussion

Promoting Self-Regulated Learning Through Prompts

Published Online:June 25, 2009https://doi.org/10.1024/1010-0652.23.2.139

Abstract

In this contribution the four papers of this special issue on “Promoting Self-Regulated Learning Through Prompts” are discussed with the help of two crucial questions: What learning activities should be prompted and how should they be prompted? Overall, it is argued that future research has to conduct more in depth process analysis that incorporates multi-method assessment methods and to further account for individual learner characteristics. Prompting research, at present, needs more insights on how students actually deal with learning prompts.


Förderung selbstregulierten Lernens mittels Prompts – eine Diskussion

In dieser Diskussion werden alle vier Beiträge des Themenheftes “Förderung selbstregulierten Lernens mittels Prompts” anhand von zwei zentralen Fragen erörtert: Welche Lernaktivitäten sollen mittels Prompts gefördert werden und wie können sie mittels Prompts unterstützt werden? Insgesamt lässt sich aus der Diskussion der Beiträge schlussfolgern, dass in zukünftigen Forschungsarbeiten verstärkt Prozessanalysen unter Verwendung von multiplen Erfassungsmethoden durchzuführen und darüber hinaus auch individuelle Lernvoraussetzungen zu berücksichtigen sind. Die derzeitige Forschung zu instruktionalen Prompts benötigt mehr Erkenntnisse darüber, wie Lernende mit den offerierten Prompts tatsächlich umgehen.

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