Self-regulated learning involves directing and controlling one's own cognitive processes to learn, including goal setting and self-evaluation.

• A. Learning that relies on teacher input
• B. Passive absorption
• C. Directing and controlling one's own cognitive processes to learn, setting goals, and self-evaluation
• D. Navigating an environment

Answer: (C)

Self-regulated learning centers on taking charge of how you learn. It involves planning your learning goals, monitoring your own understanding and performance as you work, and then evaluating the outcomes to decide what to adjust. This description fits best because it directly describes directing and controlling one’s own cognitive processes to learn, including setting goals and self-evaluation. In orientation and mobility, you can see this when a person decides to learn a new route, sets specific objectives (such as where to turn or when to cross), tracks progress during practice, and reflects afterward to choose better strategies if needed. The other options describe learning that relies on external input, is passive, or focuses on moving through an environment rather than on the learning process itself, so they don’t capture self-regulated learning.