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    EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST, 13213), 73-86 Copyright © 1998, Lawrence Eelbaur Assocs, Ic. Academic Studying and the Development of Personal Skill: A Self-Regulatory Perspective Barry J. Zimmerman Graduate School and University Center The City University of New York Although the topic of academic studying has been neglected historically, searchers interested in academic self-regulation have undertaken a program of research with importantimpications for understanding how academic studying can be optimized, In this article, I present a cconceptualization ofthis topic in terms of 6 underlying dimensions that students can sef-rogu- late using specific processes, Extensive anecdotal evidence is deseribed indicating tha similar self-regulatory processes ae used by experts in such diverse disciplines as music, sport, and professional writing. These descriptions eveal that self-regulatory processes sre not only {important during initial development ofa skill bat also during subsequent performance of it in aturaisic stings. Finally, esearch on the beneficial effects of self-regulated studying is recounted on academic motivation as well as achievement, and a cyclical self-regulatory madel for study skil instruction in regular classrooms is presented. “Studyingis the principal means of self-education throughout life” Rohwer, 1984, p.1) Inaseminal article in 1984, Rohwernoted that one of the most neglected topics in the field of education was academic study- ing. Although teachers assign homework to induce studying and expecttheir students to prepare outside class to participate fully within it, they have historically devoted litle attention, to teaching needed study skills, such as time management, note taking, or test preparation, Students were expected (0

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