JPSY_V2_N1_RP1 Ng Sen Fa Firuz Hussin Hussin Journal on Educational Psychology 2230 – 7141 2 1 10 28 Collaborative Learning, Computer-mediated communication, Human-computer Interface, Learning communities, Media in Education, Teacher Education This paper presents the central ideas of a grounded theory research by the name of Triarchy Perspective on Metacognitive Learning in Free Online Groups, or “TriP on MetaL-FrOG” for short. The research setting was online learner community on the platform of Free Online Group web (FrOG) intended for post-graduate students. The research examined the phenomenon of learning engagement through FrOG portals. It was concluded that three factors contributed to MetaL-FrOG: Motivation, Cognitive Resources and Pro-learning Behaviors. Further analysis revealed these three components to be desired learning outcomes themselves. May - July 2008 Copyright & copy; 2008 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=353