High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The term self-regulated (process of taking control of and evaluating one`s own learning and behavior) can be used to describe learning that is guided by metacognition (thinking about one`s thinking), strategic action (planning, monitoring, and evaluating personal progress against a standard), and motivation to learn (Butler & Winne, 1995; Winne & Perry, 2000; Perry, Phillips, & Hutchinson, 2006; Zimmerman, 1990; Boekaerts & Corno, 2005).