Unfolding the potential of ICT for SRL development

This chapter presents the state-of-the-art in Italy of research on Self-Regulated Learning in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments". From the analysis of the literature emerged that the Italian perspective on the relationship between SRL and TELEs is rather pragmatic, in that it is characterized by a larger diffusion of empirical studies rather than theoretical or experimental research1. Much of the work done in Italy in the field of SRL and TELEs stems from the needs emerging from everyday schoolwork, and often does not assume as a well defined theoretical standpoint. Often, it addresses aspects of SRL, sometimes without even using the classical terminology of the field. In the following, we have focussed on the most significant studies, grouping them into three categories: studies of the metacognitive abilities involved in the use of Information and Communication Technology, studies aiming to design and implement systems that support the development of SRL and studies aiming to assess and evaluate the potentialities of different kinds of TELEs for SRL development.