METACOGNITION: Study Strategies, Monitoring, and Motivation
By William Peirce © 2003
A greatly expanded text version of a workshop
presented November 17, 2004, at Prince George s Community College
The main points of the presentation are:
Instructors...
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METACOGNITION: Study Strategies, Monitoring, and Motivation
By William Peirce © 2003
A greatly expanded text version of a workshop
presented November 17, 2004, at Prince George s Community College
The main points of the presentation are:
Instructors should explicitly teach the reading, note-taking, and study strategies that will be effective
in their courses.
1.
Instructors should teach students how to monitor and self-assess their use of study strategies.
2.
Outline
I.
Introduction
II.
Metacognition and Three Types of Knowledge
III.
Metacognition and Study Strategies
IV.
Monitoring Problems with Learning
V.
Metacognition and Motivation
VI.
Metacognition and At-Risk Students
VII.
Five Generalizations from a Review of the Literature of Study Strategies
VIII.
What Instructors Can Do to Help Students
A.
Some Sample Metacognitive Strategies
B.
Strategies for Instructors to Use in Teaching Textbook Reading
C.
Strategies for Students to Use for T
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