2.7 STUDENTS AS AUTONOMOUS LEARNERS............................................. 89
2.8 FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD......................... 90
2.9 ADOLESCENTS’ DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-REGULATORY SKILLS..
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2.10 DEFINING SELF-REGULATION.................................................................. 94
2.10.1.1 Adolescents’ Needs and Self-Regulatory Skill Development ........ 95
2.11 RESEARCH ON SELF-REGULATION ........................................................ 98
2.12 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS.............................................................. 100
3.0 METHODOLOGY................................................................................................... 104
3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 104
3.2 HYPOTHESES ................................................................................................ 105
3.3 EXPLANATION OF PROCEDURES........................................................... 107
3.4 CHAPTER ORGANIZATION....................................................................... 108
3.5 SECTION ONE: PARTICIPANTS ............................................................... 109
3.6 SECTION TWO: THE SETTING................................................................. 110
3.7 SECTION THREE: FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY.............................. 110
3.7.1 Intended Goals ......................................................................................... 111
3.7.2 Instructional Framework........................................................................ 113
3.7.3 Teaching Strategies.................................................................................. 114
3.7.3.1 Selection of Historical Content ........................................................ 115
3.7.3.2 Connecting Students to the Curriculum Content.......................... 117
3.7.3.3 Facilitating the Application of New Knowledge in the Historical
Journal ............................................................................................................ 119