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Learner agency
Definition
The capacity and opportunity for learners to make choices, exercise control, and take an active role in directing aspects of their own learning.
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Agency supports active participation and can help learners connect effort, strategy, choice, and responsibility to their progress.
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Sources and evidence
- The Science of Remote Learning — Equitable Conditions for Remote Learning · PDF p. 4 (direct)
- The Science of Remote Learning — Motivation and Learning · PDF p. 10 (direct)