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The Effect of Modelling Metacognitive Strategies Using Explicit Direct Instruction on Fourth Grade Students’ Metacognitive Awareness and Reading Comprehension Achievement.
Immink, A.M. (2023) The Effect of Modelling Metacognitive Strategies Using Explicit Direct Instruction on Fourth Grade Students’ Metacognitive Awareness and Reading Comprehension Achievement.
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| Abstract: | This study aimed to investigate the relationship between metacognitive awareness and reading comprehension achievement and whether teaching metacognitive strategies would enhance improvement in metacognitive awareness and performance in reading comprehension. An experimental mixed methods design was conducted at two primary schools, investigating a sample of 60 fourth grade students with different levels in reading comprehension and reading fluency. A metacognitive questionnaire and a reading comprehension test were used. A sample of 54 students was then studied to gain a deeper understanding of the strategies they used while working on reading comprehension tasks by means of individual interviews. Contrary to expectations, results showed no significant correlation and there was no evidence to conclude that teaching metacognitive strategies improved students’ metacognitive awareness and reading comprehension achievement. The interviews suggested that students were unable to reflect on their used strategies during reading. This study expands existing research by demonstrating that metacognitive awareness is not by default an underlying success factor of performance in reading comprehension among fourth grade students, and that improving reading comprehension among students is challenging. When metacognition is applied in the daily practice of reading comprehension in the classroom, it does not easily lead to improvement in reading comprehension achievement. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Educational Science and Technology MSc (60023) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/94443 |
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