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Learning to Integrate Divergent Information Sources: The Interplay of Epistemic Cognition and Epistemic Metacognition
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Barzilai, Sarit; Ka'adan, Ibtisam – Metacognition and Learning, 2017
Learning to integrate multiple information sources is vital for advancing learners' digital literacy. Previous studies have found that learners' epistemic metacognitive knowledge about the nature of knowledge and knowing is related to their strategic integration performance. The purpose of this study was to understand how these relations come into…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Metacognition, Computer Literacy, Information Sources
How Teaching Science Using Project-Based Learning Strategies Affects the Classroom Learning Environment
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Hugerat, Muhamad – Learning Environments Research, 2016
This study involved 458 ninth-grade students from two different Arab middle schools in Israel. Half of the students learned science using project-based learning strategies and the other half learned using traditional methods (non-project-based). The classes were heterogeneous regarding their achievements in the sciences. The adapted questionnaire…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Active Learning, Student Projects, Learning Strategies
Employing Concept Mapping as a Pre-Writing Strategy to Help EFL Learners Better Generate Argumentative Compositions
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Al-Shaer, Ibrahim M. R. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2014
The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of employing concept mapping at a pre-writing stage on English as a foreign language (EFL) students' ability to generate better argumentative essays. Thirty-eight participants were randomly assigned to two groups participating in Writing II course at Al-Quds Open University (QOU). Both groups…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Persuasive Discourse, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Improving Higher Order Thinking Skills among Freshmen by Teaching Science through Inquiry
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Hugerat, Muhamad; Kortam, Naji – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
Twenty-eight freshmen majoring in biology and/or chemistry in an Arab college in Israel, were given a pre-test and a post-test in which they had to identify the control group and design a controlled experiment. During the course an intervention was used. Science was taught by inquiry while using strategies that promote higher-order thinking skills…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Inquiry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Contribution of Meta-Strategic Knowledge to Scientific Inquiry Learning
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Ben-David, Adi; Zohar, Anat – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
The aim of the present study is to explore the effects of Meta-strategic Knowledge (MSK) on scientific inquiry learning. MSK is a subcomponent of metacognition defined as general, explicit knowledge about thinking strategies. Following earlier studies that showed considerable effects of explicit instruction of MSK regarding the strategy of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
The Impact of Learning with Laptops in 1:1 Classes on the Development of Learning Skills and Information Literacy among Middle School Students
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Spektor-Levy, Ornit; Granot-Gilat, Yael – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2012
The goal of this study was to examine the impact of a one-to-one program on the implementation of learning skills, information literacy, and the usage of computerized tools among students. These skills are part of the demands placed upon schools to develop 21st century competencies. Seventh and ninth grade students participated in this study…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Information Literacy, Middle School Students, Learning Strategies