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SRL behavior pattern
Characterized by:
1. Engaged
The student is highly self-regulating and learning oriented. The student is enthusiastic, hardworking, motivated, not afraid to make mistakes, and not easily affected by context.
2. Critically opportunistic
The student interacts a lot, is enthusiastic, has little regard for hierarchy and wants to enjoy the clerkships. The student uses little effort, does not structure a learning environment, is critical of a learning environment, and can easily lose motivation.
3. Uncertain
The student is overwhelmed by a clinical context, needs a safe environment to learn and shows little self-regulation. The student behaves passively and is highly dependent on the supervisor.
4. Restrained
The student is highly motivated, self-critical, but is afraid to appear inferior to others and therefore wants to learn independently. The student realizes the need for guidance from supervisors, but is afraid to ask questions and ask for feedback.
5. Effortful
The student works very hard compared to peers and always comes prepared. The student needs to be told what to do, wants to learn independently, but shows little environment structuring and is afraid to admit being in difficulty.
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Table 2. Summary of SRL behavior pa erns.