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Pattern Of Task Interpretation And Self-Regulated Learning Strategies Of High School Students And College Freshmen During An Engineering Design Project, Oenardi Lawanto, Deborah Butler, Sylvie Cartier, Harry B. Santoso, Wade H. Goodridge, Kevin N. Lawanto, David Clark

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The objective of this exploratory study was to describe patterns in self-regulated learning (SRL) for secondary school and college freshmen while engaged in a design activity. The main research question guiding the study was: In what ways did secondary and first year college students differ in addressing an engineering design project? Specific focus was given by exploring how these two groups of students compared in their (1) task interpretation in relation to reported strategy use during the design process; and (2) task interpretation in relation to reported strategy use in project management. Students at one high school in the state …