Abstract—This paper highlights how Non-Instructional Class Time (occurring either before the lesson begins or after it ends), can play an important role in encouraging student engagement in self-regulated learning, using a case study of adult learners studying the Pragmatics of English, as part of a video-curriculum in Hong Kong as an example. Mixed methods data analysis reveals how self-regulating activities work to integrate class-time, homework, and assessment into a feedback loop, offering constant stimulus to overcome learning disruptions. The paper concludes that Self-regulated learning (successfully encouraged during NICT) is effective at safeguarding course continuity and stimulating learning activity using video curriculum materials with adult learners.
Index Terms—Adult learners, NICT (non-instructional class time), self-regulated learning, video-based curriculum.
T. Currie is with the University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia (e-mail: qldps@hotmail.com).
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Cite: Tristan Currie, "The Importance of Promoting Self-regulating Activities in Task-Based Learning Involving Video Curriculum," International Journal of Culture and History vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 110-114, 2015.