Self-Regulated Learning as a Determinant of Student Academic Motivation and Self Efficacy

In education, the learner is central and the process through which he or she learns is paramount. To this end, various methods have be designed as to ensuring that the learner is at the best when it comes to academic performance and survival in the wider society. One of these methods is to assist students have full control of their behaviors, emotions and thoughts with view to successfully go through their learning experience and this is , what self regulated learning (SRL) is all about. This chapter therefore, takes a look at SRL as a determinant of student academic motivation and self-efficacy by extension student academic performance.