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Learning to teach, teaching to Learn: Self-regulation and self-directed learning in older primary school piano students (2023)

Carmen van Renssen
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The aim of this research project is to learn how to teach older primary school piano students to become more self-regulated in their practicing and how to stimulate self-directed learning. I delve into how a teacher can stimulate the development of metacognitive skills in older primary school students, to learn how to guide students towards knowing and applying various learning strategies, and to learn how to enhance self-regulation in students through open reflective questions. The goal is not to achieve total self-regulation and self-directedness in students, but rather to find strategies that can help guide students in their development towards these goals. This research was conducted on two 9-year-old piano students during three action research cycles. I taught and filmed both students for six lessons each and observed the lessons afterwards using a self-developed observation sheet. Through these observation sheets I have gained insights into moving students from being other-regulated to more self-regulated. Some strategies that proved valuable in students’ development are: (1) asking students to reflect on their playing, choice and use of learning strategies, their goal setting, and their practice planning, (2) practicing in the lesson how to practice, and (3) asking specific open reflective questions and giving specific feedback and compliments.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsself-regulation, Self-regulated learning, self-directed learning
date09/05/2023
published13/07/2023
last modified13/07/2023
statuslimited publication
share statusprivate
copyrightCarmen van Renssen-Reynolds
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2130473/2130474
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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2130593 Figure 1 Preparatory functions Van Hout-Wolters et al. (2000) Public domain
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