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

• A. Guided learning
• B. Discovery learning
• C. Social cognitive processes
• D. Directing and controlling one's own cognitive processes, setting goals, and self-evaluation

Answer: (D)

Self-regulated learning is about the learner actively managing how they learn, including planning, monitoring, and evaluating their own thinking and strategies. The statement captures this core idea by highlighting directing and controlling cognitive processes, along with setting goals and self-evaluation. That combination shows the intentional, meta-cognitive control that characterizes SRL.

Guided learning involves instruction with explicit teacher support, which is different from independently regulating one’s learning. Discovery learning focuses on learning through exploration with minimal guidance, again not emphasizing self-directed control. Social cognitive processes refer to the broader framework of how people think about learning in social contexts, including motivation and beliefs, but it doesn’t by itself specify the active self-regulation of goals, strategies, and self-evaluation.