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Research to Practice: The LRDC Learning Sciences Video Series

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The Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) and the University Center for Teaching and Learning (UCTL) are pleased to share Research to Practice: The Learning Sciences Video Series

Study Strategies and Self-regulated Learning


There are many dynamic study strategies available to students, yet students often use familiar but less effective ones. In this video, Scott Fraundorf and his graduate student Jessica Macaluso present recent research on choosing ideal study strategies for learning.

Scott Fraundorf is a research scientist at the Learning Research & Development Center (LRDC) and an associate professor of Psychology.

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Additional Resources


Familiar Strategies Feel Fluent, LRDC Research Research News,  November 2022

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Further Reading

Macaluso, J. A., Beuford, R. R., & Fraundorf, S. H. (2022). Familiar strategies feel fluent: The role of study strategy familiarity in the misinterpreted-effort model of self-regulated learning. Journal of Intelligence.

Kirk-Johnson A., Galla B.M., & Fraundorf S.H. (2019). Perceiving Effort as Poor Learning: The Misinterpreted-Effort Hypothesis of How Experienced Effort and Perceived Learning Relate to Study Strategy Choice. Cognitive Psychology.

*LRDC researchers' names appear in boldface
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