ENHANCING TEACHERS' PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WITH A MOBILE SRL APPLICATION
Self-regulated learning (SRL) skills are crucial for in-service primary school teachers’ continuous professional development (PD) and their students' academic success. However, PD programs often fail to accommodate teachers with diverse SRL expertise and learning needs. To address this gap, this project aims to design and evaluate a mobile application for personalized SRL training. First, I will perform a systematic mapping review to examine how technology-enhanced learning environments (TELEs) have supported SRL to date. Next, a storytelling research methodology, analyzed using holistic-content analysis, will explore teachers’ current SRL practices, challenges, and support needs. Through a co-design approach, involving teachers, researchers, and developers, I will then identify key app features for personalized SRL support. Finally, a randomized controlled trial with a parallel group design will assess the app’s effectiveness through analysis of covariance and multiple linear regression. This project will provide valuable insights into how emerging technologies can enhance teachers’ SRL practices, contributing to ongoing studies on teachers’ SRL, SRL measurement, PD, and mobile learning. Its findings will also inform educational designers and policymakers seeking to develop TELEs and design PD programs that effectively support teachers' individual learning needs.
Funded by Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
