Teaching practices for self-directed and self-regulated learning: case studies in Dutch innovative secondary schools

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Table 1. Teaching strategies for supporting students’ self-directed learning.

	Supporting students to work independently	Supporting students to manage the learning process and having a say in their learning*	Supporting students’ ownership of the learning process
Setting clear goals	x
Giving clear instructions	x
Providing overview of the task	x	x
Well-organised resources	x	x
Feedback and reflection on the learning process during tutor classes during other classes at end project: review talk	x	x x	x x (coaching talks) x
Group discussions about learning during tutor classes during special weeks	x	x x	x (day opening)
Giving space		x	x
Setting own goals		x (in a restricted sense)	x
Collaboratively designing the learning process			x

* As the teaching strategies mentioned in school 2 for supporting students to manage their learning process and in school 3 for supporting students in having a say in their learning were quite similar, we categorised these strategies together in this table