Review Article

Assessing Self-Regulation as a Cyclical, Context-Specific Phenomenon: Overview and Analysis of SRL Microanalytic Protocols

Table 2

Examples of goal-Setting microanalytic questions, coding schemes, and administration procedures.

StudyQuestionsTiming of administrationCoding Scheme

[50]“Do you have a goal when practice these free throws? If so, what is it?”Immediately prior to the basketball free throw practice sessionProcess specific/general
Outcome specific/general
Focus specific/general
Rhythm
None

[34]Athletes were asked to report whether they set any goals relative to practicing overhead serveImmediately prior to overhead serve practice sessionOutcome
Process/technique
Other
No goal

[33]Students were asked about their outcome goal for test (10% to 100%)Prior to reading a text passage about tornadoesNot applicable (a continuous scale was used)

[56]“Do you have a goal in mind before drawing this blood sample?”Immediately preceding the first attempt to draw blood from a mannequin armProcess/technique
Outcome
Patient interaction
Confidence
Do not know
Other