Name: Carol
The stem definition somehow needs to reflect the idea that by providing coaching for changing the way one behaves, the learner internalizes the understanding and beliefs so that he/she is subsequently able to regulate own behavior.
Name: Steve B.
While I like the extended definition, it probably needs to be only 1/2 to 2/3 as long.
Name: Beth
Here's the new short definition: A model to guide facilitators in setting appropriate levels of challenge for learners and helping learners increase their ability to persist when faced with difficult learning situations. Ideally, after being coached through this process or behavior, learners internalize these self-regulating behaviors that have been modeled by facilitators, and are able to regulate their own behavior in other contexts. Here is the extended definition: A self-regulating person controls and manages his or her reactions and behavior to persist to achieve goals despite challenging conditions, initial failures, or critical feedback. To establish a learning environment that encourages the growth of self-regulation skills, educators must provide a well-structured curriculum and facilitate it carefully, establishing a shared sense of expectations, assessing students' learning skills and, through constructive inverventions, helping them adapt their learning styles and strategies to meet the learning expectations. Realistic assessment of performance supports a positive growth-oriented feedback loop: once students understand how to perform at the expected level of quality, they are likely to persist longer, feel more confident, and attribute their progress to their own increasing capabilities; as a result, they will increase their expectations for success. Self-regulating individuals will take responsibility for their own learning and growth and will show other signs of their control of learning processes if they have ongoing learning experiences with varied contexts and increasing levels of challenge.