Candradewi Wahyu Anggraeni, Januarius Mujiyanto, Katharina Rustipa, Widhiyanto
Despite the growing interest in investigating self-regulated learning (SRL) in a writing context, studies on pedagogical utilization of self-regulated learning-based instruction (SRL-BI) and SRL strategies from an activity theory perspective are still scant. This case study aims to explore the implementation of SRL-BI and SRL strategies in essay writing instruction and to provide an explanation for the contradictions within the activity system. Forty students and two lecturers from an essay writing class at a state university in Indonesia participated in this study. The data were collected through classroom observations, students’ artifacts, and semi-structured interviews. The findings of this study encompassed two primary aspects. The first finding was that SRL-BI and SRL strategies were goal-oriented and collective activities molded by individual and environmental factors. The second finding related to the contradictions in the activity system between subject-rules, subject-tools, subject-community-division of labor-object, and subject-rules-tools-object. This study contributes research into the under-explored area of the development of self-regulated learning in the writing context through the lens of activity theory. © 2025, Chulalongkorn University Language Institute. All rights reserved.
Universitas Tidar, Magelang, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia; Universitas Stikubank Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
