A Philosophical Discussion of the Support of Self-Regulated Learning in Medical Education:The Treasure Hunt Approach Versus the (Dutch) “Dropping” Approach

Issue: Many current educational approaches are intended to cultivate learners’ full (learning) potential by fostering self-regulated learning (SRL), as it is expected that those learners with a high degree of SRL learn more effectively than those with a low degree of SRL. However, these attempts to foster SRL are not always successful. Evidence: We considered complexities related to fostering self-regulated learning by use of an analogy. This analogy was based on two (Dutch) children’s games: the treasure hunt (children can find a “treasure” by following directions, completing assignments and/... Mehr ...