Learning strategies in pre-service teacher education: a systematic literature review

Learning strategies are tools employed in information processing. As they can be taught, it is essential that pre-service teachers are instructed in this subject to benefit themselves and their future students. Then, this study aimed to conduct a systematic literature review on the learning strategies used by pre-service teachers, analyzing national and international articles published between 2017 and 2022 and indexed in the Educational Resources Information Center, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Science Direct, Scopus, Red de Revistas Cientificas de America Latina y el Caribe, Espana y Portugal, and the Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (Capes). After examination and verification of inclusion and exclusion inclusion criteria, 14 articles were included in the review. The results revealed that future teachers make moderate use of learning strategies and present different usage profiles. Demographic, academic, and psychological variables were associated with use of these strategies. The need to expand national investigations on this theme is highlighted.