Metacognition & Self Regulated Learning

An authoritative guidance report by the UK’s EEF offering evidence-based advice to develop students’ independent learning skills. The report distills research on metacognition, self-regulation, and motivation into seven key recommendations for schools. It emphasizes the high impact of teaching pupils to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning (“learning to learn”) - an approach described as “high impact for very low cost, based on extensive evidence”. This guidance has been influential in helping teachers foster self-regulated learners who can confidently direct their own study strategies.

Education Endowment Foundation, 2018. Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning: Guidance Report. London: Education Endowment Foundation.