STARS: Self-Regulated Learning Tool for Academic Success

The overall objective of this project is to transform students’ learning experience by helping them to systematically develop Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) skills to overcome challenges like time management, motivation, and emotional dysregulation. It will be delivered in 3 geographies through the user centred design, development and validation of an innovative tool for learners, prioritising disadvantaged learners, to systematically develop SRL skills for at least 750 learners and educators. We will use a participatory design process: need finding informs the design which we will develop into the first version of the tool for SRL skills. Concurrently, we curate and create the first collection of learning content for the skill gaps. We will rigorously use, test and refine these in collaboration with 750 participants, in tandem with a growing set of modules involving development of writing skills. We will iterate this over 3 semesters and disseminate our results widely. The key results are the tool for SRL skills and the collection of curated and created learning content which enable 1) learners who are experiencing difficulties to find and deploy suitable SRL strategies to help them to sustainably improve academic performance (writing skills) 2) a reduction in dropout rates and 3) HEI educators to support learners SRL and to better incorporate AI powered support practice into their teaching pedagogies.