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Table 2 Overview of tactics and S2R task phases in the data set

From: The relational, co-temporal, contemporaneous, and longitudinal dynamics of self-regulation for academic writing

Tactics in the S2R model

Short label

SRL task phase

Students sharing stories, tips and tricks about academic, cultural, social, psychological and linguistic challenges they face

Acculturating

Strategic forethought

Students planning the next steps in their writing or learning trajectory and implementing those plans

Planning

Students discussing and familiarising themselves with goals, objectives/requirements of the course and tasks

Organising

Students discussing vocabulary, jargon, grammar and textual structure while writing essays

Writing text

Strategic performance

Students discussing topics / thesis statements for their essays, and discussing reasoning and logic of their (counter-)arguments

Writing arguments

Students sharing, discussing and evaluating resources provided by the university and by the peer group

Using resources

Students talking about hobbies, free time and leisure

Social bonding

Students expressing positive feelings towards their peers, acknowledging their work and thanking them

Acknowledging

Students discussing and applying feedback they received from the teacher or from their peers

Applying feedback

Students discussing the purpose and organisation of the course, the tasks and the peer collaboration

Reflecting

Strategic reflection and evaluation