In summary of the preceding sections, the SRL travel metaphor is illustrated in Figure 5. Flora decided to follow a guided travel tour in Rome, whilst Tim planned his own travel tour and later reflected on the sights he has pre-selected.

Figure 5: Flora and Tim use different learning approaches

The next section will present a more detailed SRL approach starting with a summary, which then will be broken down into four separate stages. The SRL approach introduces Amanda, a mature student, who is registered for a distance learning course in Human Biology offered by the Open University, UK.