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Kimberly Vo; Mahbub Sarkar; Paul J. White; Elizabeth Yuriev – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2024
Despite problem solving being a core skill in chemistry, students often struggle to solve chemistry problems. This difficulty may arise from students trying to solve problems through memorising algorithms. Goldilocks Help serves as a problem-solving scaffold that supports students through structured problem solving and its elements, such as…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Chemistry, Science Instruction
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Nakakoji, Yoshitaka; Wilson, Rachel – Journal of Intelligence, 2020
Transfer of learning, the application of learning to different contexts over time, is important to all learning for development. As 21st century skills specifically aim to be "generic," there is an assumption that they can be transferred from context to context. We investigate the process of transfer in problem solving, with specific…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, STEM Education, College Mathematics, College Science
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Di Camillo, Kirra; Dawson, Vaille – Teaching Science, 2020
This article reports on the explicit introduction of metacognitive strategies by an early career science teacher to support the application of mathematics skills. The research investigated the effectiveness of these strategies with three Year 11 physics students using an action research approach. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Mathematics Skills
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Bell, Joyce – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2008
Reading is a complex skill, vital for the postgraduate student. However, many international postgraduate students experience considerable difficulty when applying their reading practices learnt in their own countries. This paper, part of a larger study, aims to provide insights into the reading practices of Indian/Bangladeshi postgraduate students…
Descriptors: Indians, Metacognition, Graduate Students, Foreign Students
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Bell, Joyce – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2008
Many factors influence students' reading practices. In the case of international students, home country educational practices and socio-cultural factors may pose a greater influence than for local students. This study reported here, part of a larger study, investigated the intertextual framing practices used in reading by a cohort of Thai…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Graduate Students, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Winser, Bill – Australian Journal of Reading, 1988
Examines the strategies readers engage in by analyzing their self reporting responses during and after reading a passage. Argues that teachers should instruct children to be aware of the nature and effectiveness of their own reading strategies. (RAE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Bell, Joyce – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2007
The importance of reading for academic study cannot be overemphasized. At the postgraduate level, students are faced with complex text interpretation processes. Yet, while concerns have been expressed regarding the English as a second language literacy (Fitzgerald, 1995), few international students have been asked for their views on their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Metacognition