Abstract

This study presents a proposal for a method that uses a digital portfolio for developing self-regulated learning among engineering students with two main objectives: 1) to design a method for the self-regulated development of a digital portfolio and 2) to propose an instrument that allows measuring self-regulated development using a digital portfolio. The design-based research approach is applied with a case study having a sample of 137 students. Data are gathered at the beginning and at the end of a semester. As a result, seven workshops, the measurement instrument, and the case study are described. It is observed that there is an increase in medians from the beginning to the end of the semester, showing the teaching of concepts and processes necessary for self-regulated learning. In conclusion, the self-regulated method for developing a digital portfolio is a solution that allows fomenting self-regulation among students by applying planning, learning strategies, and reflective thinking.