Investigation into the role of metacognition in reading comprehension at secondary level

"Metacognition in Reading Comprehension" is an area that was conceptualised as the focus of this study after consideration of the need for such research. This is an area lacking in Singapore classrooms. Coined by the psychologist, John Flavell (1976 p.232), the term "metacognition is...

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Main Author:	Lim, Soo Heng.
Other Authors:	Saravanan, Vanitha
Format:	Theses and Dissertations
Published:	2008
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Education
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13776
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-137762020-11-01T06:25:46Z Investigation into the role of metacognition in reading comprehension at secondary level Lim, Soo Heng. Saravanan, Vanitha National Institute of Education DRNTU::Social sciences::Education "Metacognition in Reading Comprehension" is an area that was conceptualised as the focus of this study after consideration of the need for such research. This is an area lacking in Singapore classrooms. Coined by the psychologist, John Flavell (1976 p.232), the term "metacognition is defined as "knowledge concerning one's own cognitive process and products ... [and] ... refers to the active monitoring and consequent regulation and orchestration of these processes". Garner (1987) labels "metacognition" as a body of research and theory that examines thinking about thinking. Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics) 2008-10-20T11:11:24Z 2008-10-20T11:11:24Z 2000 2000 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13776 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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description	"Metacognition in Reading Comprehension" is an area that was conceptualised as the focus of this study after consideration of the need for such research. This is an area lacking in Singapore classrooms. Coined by the psychologist, John Flavell (1976 p.232), the term "metacognition is defined as "knowledge concerning one's own cognitive process and products ... [and] ... refers to the active monitoring and consequent regulation and orchestration of these processes". Garner (1987) labels "metacognition" as a body of research and theory that examines thinking about thinking.
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Investigation into the role of metacognition in reading comprehension at secondary level

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