How Much Support is Necessary for Self-Regulated Learning?

Abstract

Self-regulated learning is crucial for learning success, and is even of greater importance for online learning as there is less support and feedback available to students. We describe a simple intervention designed to support self-regulated learning in the context of SQL- Tutor, a mature intelligent tutoring system. SQL-Tutor logged data about all interactions students performed, including interactions with the SRL support. Frequency-based analyses did not identify any differences in behaviors of low or high scoring students. However, epistemic network analysis identified significant differences in how students use help available from SQL- Tutor. Students who scored low on the SQL test asked for high-level help (in the form of partial or full solution), copied the provided solutions and submitted them as their own. We conclude that additional support is necessary for students with weak self-regulation skills.