Trends and Future Perspectives of Studies on Self-Regulated Learning and Related Research Areas in Japan:

Abstract

The purposes of this review were to reveal trends in research about self-regulated learning (SRL) and related research areas and to suggest future perspectives of studies in Japan. In particular, the review focused on studies in school education. Fifty-two papers were extracted from a search through some leading Japanese journals (2011-2020). The review revealed that (a) the participants of studies ranged from elementary school to high school students, and most studies focused on English and mathematics, (b) few studies treated all of three major components (metacognition, motivation, and learning strategies), and (c) there was various research such as investigative research and practical intervention studies. From the review, it was predicted that the number of applied field research studies based on SRL theory would increase. The two future directions "research to create educational practices based on SRL theory" and "research to describe educational practices from the view of SRL theory" were suggested.