Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology

Research Hub: Self-Regulation

What is the aim of the Research Hub Self-Regulation?
The Self-Regulation Hub investigates the strategic and independent management of learning processes. This research field combines an interdisciplinary perspective that includes motivation, emotion, metacognition, executive functions, and personality traits.

How can schools benefit from this research?
A primary goal of education is to enhance the ability of schoolchildren and young adults to regulate their own learning. Understanding self-regulation processes is therefore crucial and has direct implications for promoting effective learning.

HUB-Responsibles

Prof. Dr. Luise von Keyserlingk
Prof. Dr. Kou Murayama
Prof Dr. Michiko Sakaki

Recent Publications

  • ​​​​​​Murayama, K. (2022). A reward-learning framework of knowledge acquisition: An integrated account of curiosity, interest, and intrinsic-extrinsic rewards. Psychological Review, 129(1), 175-198. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000349 
  • Parrisius, C., Gaspard, H., Zitzmann, S., Trautwein, U., & Nagengast, B. (2022). The "situative nature" of competence and value beliefs and the predictive power of autonomy support: A multilevel investigation of repeated observations. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(4), 791-814. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000680 
  • von Keyserlingk, L., Moeller, J., Heckhausen, J., Eccles, J.S., & Arum, R. (2023). Adjusting to college - Do ability beliefs and confidence in getting support matter for performance and mental health? Journal of Educational Studies, 27, 123-146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-023-01185-5

Selected Projects

MoMa
Mathematics is a crucial competency for academic and professional success. The MoMa project aims to enhance motivation in mathematics classes for ninth-grade students using proven intervention approaches.

Gideon 
The Gideon study explores how brain activity patterns change during learning and empathy experiences. The goal is to understand which specific activity patterns are involved in processing educational videos and animated films, and how these patterns are related to learning processes, attention, decision-making, and emotion regulation.

Come together - Bridging Education Research and Cognitive Neuroscience by Investigating Motor Metacognition in Music Learning
The "Come Together" project merges educational research with cognitive neuroscience. By combining the approaches and methods of both disciplines, the project aims to address open questions and create an interdisciplinary foundation for understanding metacognition. The starting point is the investigation of motor metacognition in music learning.