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Lies Backers1, Hilde Van Keer1
1Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 30, 2025
Summary
Primary teachers
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Classroom Practice
- Teacher Professional Development
Background:
- Self-regulated learning (SRL) is vital for academic success and lifelong learning.
- Fostering SRL in primary education is essential, but teachers' understanding and implementation remain under-researched.
- Investigating the alignment between teachers' SRL knowledge, beliefs, and classroom actions is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how primary school teachers implement SRL strategies in their classrooms.
- To assess teachers' knowledge and beliefs about SRL and their alignment with actual teaching practices.
- To identify factors that facilitate or hinder the implementation of SRL in primary education.
Main Methods:
- A multi-method approach combining video-based classroom observations (ATES instrument) and semi-structured interviews.
- Analysis of 16 hours of observation data and 11 hours of interview data from eight participating primary teachers.
- Thematic coding of interview transcripts and quantitative analysis of observation data.
Main Results:
- Significant variation in SRL implementation among teachers was observed.
- Misalignments were found between teachers' stated knowledge/beliefs and their classroom practices regarding SRL.
- Teachers demonstrated misconceptions about SRL, primarily focusing on metacognitive and motivational strategies.
Conclusions:
- Teacher self-efficacy, alongside school and classroom factors, significantly constrained SRL implementation.
- Professional development is needed to address teachers' knowledge gaps, misconceptions, and enhance self-efficacy.
- Promoting school-wide reflective practices is essential to effectively support SRL in primary classrooms.
Keywords:
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