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Explaining the Difference between PISA 2009 Reading Scores in Finland and Estonia
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Mikk, Jaan – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2015
The aim of the study was to explain the difference between the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 reading results for Finland and Estonia using characteristics of teaching and learning, and characteristics of the overall development of these countries. PISA data were collected via a reading test and student questionnaires…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, Scores
Learning by Starch Potato Growers: Learning in Small Businesses with No Employees
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Faber, Niels R.; Maruster, Laura; Jorna, Rene J.; van Haren, Rob J. F. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
In small businesses with no employees, learning environments have a low learning readiness. Consequently, learners need to rely on their own agency to shape their learning experiences. Results from a study of agricultural entrepreneurs indicated that the components of motivation and self-regulated learning strategies shape learner's agency and…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Agricultural Occupations, Entrepreneurship, Workplace Learning
The Contribution of Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategy Use to Students' Science Achievement
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Akyol, Gulsum; Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2010
This study examined the differences in the level of 7th-grade Turkish students' cognitive and metacognitive strategy use (rehearsal, elaboration, organization, critical thinking, and metacognitive self-regulation) in science and investigated the contribution of cognitive and metacognitive strategy use to students' science achievement. The present…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Learning Strategies, Prior Learning, Cognitive Processes
An Analysis of Turkish High School Students' Metacognition and Motivation
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Sungur, Semra; Senler, Burcu – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
The present study aimed at investigating Turkish high school students' metacognition and its relation to achievement goals (mastery approach goals, mastery avoidance goals, performance approach goals, performance avoidance goals), perceived competence, and perceived classroom environment (challenge and threat). Metacognition was examined in terms…
Descriptors: High Schools, Troubleshooting, Academic Achievement, Metacognition
Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning Constructs
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Sperling, Rayne A.; Howard, Bruce C.; Staley, Richard; DuBois, Nelson – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2004
Demographic variables, findings from the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw & Dennison, 1994), the Learning Strategies Survey (Kardash & Amlund, 1991), and the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (Pintrich, Smith, Garcia, & McKeachie, 1991), as well as accuracy ratings of test performance, were examined in 2 studies. Findings…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Questionnaires, Measures (Individuals)
Metacognitive Activities in Text-Studying and Problem-Solving: Development of a Taxonomy
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Meijer, Joost; Veenman, Marcel V. J.; van Hout-Wolters, Bernadette H. A. M. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2006
This article describes the construction of a hierarchical taxonomy of metacognitive activities for the interpretation of thinking-aloud protocols of students in secondary education, who studied texts on history and physics. After testing an initial elaborate taxonomy on a restricted number of protocols by multiple raters, it appeared that the…
Descriptors: Classification, Physics, Metacognition, Interrater Reliability