Lifelong learner voices on self-regulated learning challenges and needs
| ID | Challenges and needs | Desirable features | Desirable subfeatures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forethought phase: task analysis and self-motivation beliefs | |||
| C1 | Challenges in setting goals and planning. Need for having a comprehensive and engaging visualization dashboard | Understanding the task, setting the goal and planning | Information and visualization of the: 1) general learning path and end goal; 2) task instruction and criteria |
| C2 | Challenges in exploring their motivational factors to set motivating goals and plans. Need for analytics and personalized recommendations based on own motivational factors | Personalized recommendation based on the motivational factors analytics | 1) Learning interest; 2) initial level of capabilities; 3) outcome expectancies and goal orientation for future career |
| Performance phase: self-control and self-observation | |||
| C3 | Challenges in time management and task prioritization. Need for information dashboard, prompts and reminders | Task and time management | 1) Information for time estimation, schedule and prioritization; 2) prompts to break down the goals; 3) reminder notifications for the target, task and deadline |
| C4 | Challenges to easily record and track the learning activities and progress to motivate performance. Need for various data to be recorded, tracked and feasible | Real-time monitoring | Recording and tracking: 1) learning activities; 2) progress of learning goals; 3) enable to observe peer’s learning activities progress |
| C5 | Challenges in getting the required social support. Need for recommendations on whom and how to access them anytime they need, and support for psychological safety | Help-seeking | 1) Recommendation and access for connecting to resourceful experts or peers; 2) function to support psychological safety |
| C6 | Challenges in regulating emotion and motivation. Need for analytics features for gamification and personalized motivational notifications | Stimulating interests and excitement during learning | 1) Gamification elements; 2) personalized notification for motivational messages |
| C7 | Challenges in constructing new knowledge. Need for prompts and reminders to rehearse information and stimulate self-learning | Strategy to rehearse knowledge | 1) Prompt and direct feedback to rehearse information; 2) stimulate self-learning; 3) reminders to review and revisit materials |
| Self-reflection phase: self-judgment and self-reaction | |||
| C8 | Challenges in self-evaluating objectively and comprehensively to keep being adaptive. Need for analytics dashboards and improvement recommendations based on multiple standards | Self-evaluation analytics based on various standards and recommendations for adaptive improvements | 1) Certain targeted output criteria; 2) group performance without competition aspects; 3) own standards or track record; 4) review from the experts; 5) review from peers or other references; 6) recommendation on future improvement |
| Ethics and data preferences | |||
| C9 | Concern about sharing their personal data. Need for information on data privacy, transparency and security | Trustworthy information | 1) Data privacy; 2) data transparency; 3) data security |
| ID | Challenges and needs | Desirable features | Desirable subfeatures |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | Challenges in setting goals and planning. Need for having a comprehensive and engaging visualization dashboard | Understanding the task, setting the goal and planning | Information and visualization of the: 1) general learning path and end goal; 2) task instruction and criteria |
| C2 | Challenges in exploring their motivational factors to set motivating goals and plans. Need for analytics and personalized recommendations based on own motivational factors | Personalized recommendation based on the motivational factors analytics | 1) Learning interest; 2) initial level of capabilities; 3) outcome expectancies and goal orientation for future career |
| C3 | Challenges in time management and task prioritization. Need for information dashboard, prompts and reminders | Task and time management | 1) Information for time estimation, schedule and prioritization; 2) prompts to break down the goals; 3) reminder notifications for the target, task and deadline |
| C4 | Challenges to easily record and track the learning activities and progress to motivate performance. Need for various data to be recorded, tracked and feasible | Real-time monitoring | Recording and tracking: 1) learning activities; 2) progress of learning goals; 3) enable to observe peer’s learning activities progress |
| C5 | Challenges in getting the required social support. Need for recommendations on whom and how to access them anytime they need, and support for psychological safety | Help-seeking | 1) Recommendation and access for connecting to resourceful experts or peers; 2) function to support psychological safety |
| C6 | Challenges in regulating emotion and motivation. Need for analytics features for gamification and personalized motivational notifications | Stimulating interests and excitement during learning | 1) Gamification elements; 2) personalized notification for motivational messages |
| C7 | Challenges in constructing new knowledge. Need for prompts and reminders to rehearse information and stimulate self-learning | Strategy to rehearse knowledge | 1) Prompt and direct feedback to rehearse information; 2) stimulate self-learning; 3) reminders to review and revisit materials |
| C8 | Challenges in self-evaluating objectively and comprehensively to keep being adaptive. Need for analytics dashboards and improvement recommendations based on multiple standards | Self-evaluation analytics based on various standards and recommendations for adaptive improvements | 1) Certain targeted output criteria; 2) group performance without competition aspects; 3) own standards or track record; 4) review from the experts; 5) review from peers or other references; 6) recommendation on future improvement |
| C9 | Concern about sharing their personal data. Need for information on data privacy, transparency and security | Trustworthy information | 1) Data privacy; 2) data transparency; 3) data security |
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