How do learners make sense of what they are learning? In this article, I present a new
framework of sense-making based on research investigating the benefits and boundaries of …

Habits are critical for supporting (or hindering) long-term goal attainment, including
outcomes related to student learning and well-being. Building good habits can make …

Surveys indicate that at all educational levels students often use relatively ineffective study
strategies. One potential remedy is to include learning-strategy training into students' …

This study investigated the role of strategy-based motivation (SBM) in solving real-world
geometry problems. Students from 19 classes (N= 437) were assigned to the strategy …

This study explored ways to foster generative learning during a narrated video lesson about
the human kidney. In a 2× 3 between-subjects design, 196 college students were randomly …

School transitions are labeled as challenging events in students' academic paths likely to
affect students' development and engagement in school negatively. Grounded on extant …

The use of effective study strategies is important for academic achievement, yet research
indicates that students often use relatively ineffective learning strategies. Though potent …

The aim of this study was twofold:(1) to analyse the extent to which a training program in Self-
Regulated Learning (SRL) and Reading Comprehension (RC) strategies would lead to …

This study explored the role of learner-generated and instructor-provided visuals in learning
from scientific text. 134 college students studied a lesson on the human circulatory system …

Instructional videos have been widely used in online learning environments. Effective video
learning requires self-regulation by learners, which can be facilitated by deliberate …