{"id":3662,"date":"2025-11-10T13:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/?p=3662"},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:57:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:57:49","slug":"blog-post-importance-of-self-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/blog-post-importance-of-self-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post: Importance of Self-Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Anna Beck and Dr. Courtney Hattan<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Introduction\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Welcome to our first blog post! We are the Writing Skills Development Program \u2013 an educational psychology lab focusing on the relationship between the development of writing skills and cognitive processes, and the efficacy of evidence-based writing strategies in students, Pre-K through 7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> grade. We are currently in year 3 of a 5-year replication study funded by the Institute for Educational Science (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ies.ed.gov\/funding\/grantsearch\/details.asp?ID=5762\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">R305R220020<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) investigating the impacts of Self-Regulated Strategy Development<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on 6th-grade ELA students in the southeastern United States.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As we gear up for our third year in this study, we wanted to create this blog to explain a bit more about our study, emergent observations and findings, and SRSD as a whole. To accomplish this, we are starting with a core component of SRSD: self-regulation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is Self-Regulation?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Karen Harris developed SRSD in the 1980s as a model for effective, student-supporting writing instruction<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. At the crux of this model is the process of self-regulation. While the definition of self-regulation has changed over the years, Harris cites processes such as self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-reinforcement, self-instruction, goal setting, and self-assessment as key elements of self-regulation, supported across multiple theories<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All these elements involve an ability to not only monitor one\u2019s behaviors and thoughts, but to <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">alter <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">these processes to achieve a more desirable outcome. Examples of self-regulation can be found in many aspects of life, such as creating a study plan to break the material down into smaller subsections or employing a specific breathing pattern to cope with anxiety, or more simply to make decisions to organize a task or a daily schedule.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Self-regulation is therefore rooted deeply in our ability to reason and make sense of the world around us, and to make adjustments when things don\u2019t go as planned. Our abilities to perform and function in daily aspects of life require us to be able to process and change direction when necessary; life requires <\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">flexibility<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This is a key skill for students as they develop in their academic careers and encounter more complex information, especially as young writers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why is Self-Regulation Important for Writing? <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The application of self-regulation in writing is exceedingly important for students as they learn written communication. Writing is a complex process that requires the use of various cognitive abilities, physical capabilities, and external demands in an ever-moving recursive process<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. To put it plainly, writing is hard! It requires students to juggle many internal and external processes that may be difficult for them to handle at once, and this complexity increases with age and associated school demands. This is why self-regulation is so important.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to Harris, instructional techniques like SRSD allow students to \u201clearn to self-regulate the writing process and the multiple demands of writing (e.g., affective, behavioral, and cognitive) using goal setting, self-instructions, self-monitoring of progress, and self-reinforcement&#8221;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. By providing students with a framework to handle all the demands of writing, we provide them with a greater opportunity to succeed academically, grow in self-efficacy, and ultimately, improve the quality of their communication via writing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In our next post, we will explore how SRSD is taught to students and the specific tools they use throughout the writing process. Stay tuned to learn more about our research and the wonderful world of SRSD!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014 The Writing Skills Development Program <\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sources<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harris, K. R., &amp; Graham, S. (2009). Self-regulated strategy development in writing: Premises, evolution, and the future. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">British Journal of Educational Psychology,<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"none\">6<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, 113\u2013135.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harris, K. R. (1982). Cognitive behavior modification: Application with exceptional students. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Focus on Exceptional Students,<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"none\">15<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(2), 1\u201316.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harris, K. R. (2024). The self-regulated strategy development instructional model: Efficacious theoretical integration, scaling up, challenges, and future research. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Educational Psychology Review<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">36<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(4), 104.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hayes, J.R. (2012). Modeling and remodeling writing. Written Communication, 29, 369-388.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harris, K. R., Santangelo, T., &amp; Graham, S. (2008). Self-regulated strategy development in writing: Going beyond NLEs to a more balanced approach. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructional Science<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">36<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(5), 395-408.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Anna Beck and Dr. Courtney Hattan\u00a0 Introduction\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome to our first blog post! We are the Writing Skills Development Program \u2013 an educational psychology lab focusing on the relationship between the development of writing skills and cognitive processes, and the efficacy of evidence-based writing strategies in students, Pre-K through 7th grade. 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