Sandra, a sixth-grader, is trying to complete a three-dimensional puzzle. She tests pieces for fit as she gradually moves toward her goal of completing the puzzle. Every so often she consults a picture of the completed puzzle. Her teacher, a devotee of the information processing school, recognizes that Sandra is engaged in

Sandra is engaged in Cognitive self-regulation.

These methods are often planned and adapted to aid the pursuit of personal goals in changing environments.

They are also called self-directed regulation of cognitions such as thoughts, beliefs, affects toward the achieving of goals.

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scaffolding

Explanation:

This scaffolding theory founded by Jerome Bruner in the twentieth century is founded on the premise that when children obtain guidance and help during a new concept, they tend to understand the concept independently and use it effectively. It is an instructional strategy in which teachers show their students the procedure of solving a problem and describe the process so that students set on the path of self-learning. Sandra often consults the picture of the completed puzzle to fit the pieces together, which reflects the application of the scaffolding technique.