First-year are students who are transitioning from high school to college. Self-regulated learning is for students’ active and constructive process in setting goals
for their learning process and trying to monitor, regulate and control cognition,
motivation and behavior, which are then all directed and driven by goals and
prioritizing the environmental context. Self-regulated learning also plays a role as
the proactive process helps improve learning goals and monitoring effectiveness by
growing self-confidence in students.
Because it produces descriptive results, this research uses a descriptive
method qualitative as a reserach method. Data was collectected by observation and
interviews. For data analysis in this research uses the theory of Miles and Huberman
three steps, namely data condensation, data display, drawing conclusion.
The results of the research show that: (1) Of the 11 SRL strategies, 5 only
strategies are implemented by students in class, namely: set and change, searching
for information, noting important things, repeating and remembering, checking or
repeating notes or tests, (2) Learning motivation in students is very important in
SRL to improve academic achievement