An Action Research in Science: Providing Metacognitive Support to Year 9 Students

Autor/inn/en	Wagaba, Francis; Treagust, David F.; Chandrasegaran, A. L.; Won, Mihye
Titel	An Action Research in Science: Providing Metacognitive Support to Year 9 Students
Quelle	In: International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 11 (2016) 12, S.5376-5395 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1306-3065
Schlagwörter	Action Research; Metacognition; Curriculum Enrichment; Scientific Concepts; Concept Teaching; Light; Environmental Education; Ecology; Genetics; Intervention; Relevance (Education); Pretests Posttests; Questionnaires; Teaching Methods; Educational Strategies; Instructional Effectiveness; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Curriculum; Lehrplan; Reform; Licht; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ökologie; Humangenetik; Relevance; Relevanz; Fragebogen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrstrategie; Unterrichtserfolg; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	An action research study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of providing metacognitive support to enhance Year 9 students' metacognitive capabilities in order to better understand science concepts related to light, environmental health, ecosystems, genetics, ecology, atoms and the Periodic Table. The study was conducted over three years involving 35, 20 and 24 students in each year. The interventions included providing students with clearly stated focused outcomes about the relevant science concepts, engaging in collaborative group work, reading scientific texts and using concept mapping techniques. The data to evaluate the effectiveness of the metacognitive interventions were obtained from pre- and posttest results of the "Metacognitive Support Questionnaire" ("MSpQ"). The results showed gains in the "MSpQ." (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01