Essays about: "Metacognition"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 20 essays containing the word Metacognition.

  1. 16. Alice’s Vacillation between Childhood and Adolescence in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

    University essay from Avdelningen för språk

    Author : Jenny Karlsson; [2011]
    Keywords : Lewis Carroll; Alice in Wonderland; Alice; childhood; adolescence; Erik Erikson; Jean Piaget; child protagonist; identity; vacillation; metacognition; adults; development; grow; confusion; experiential learning; John Dewey;

    Abstract : In the novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Alice, the protagonist, is supposed to be seven years of age. However, the reader can perceive her as older than that and get the impression that she has entered adolescence. READ MORE

  3. 17. Problem-based learning : A study of suggestions for solving learning difficulties presentedduring English lessons in the school context

    University essay from Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Therese Kihlstenius; [2010]
    Keywords : Problem-based learning; English; solutions; classroom problems;

    Abstract : This study aims to connect problem-based learning with the problematic aspects during English lessons in school. In this way, suggestions for solutions to these problems could be generated. The study took place at an upper secondary school located in the middle regions of Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 18. Are Metacognition and Mindfulness related concepts?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Akademin för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Robin C. Mörck; [2009]
    Keywords : Metacognition; the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory; Mindfulness;

    Abstract : This study was conducted to examine the primary theoretical relation between metacognition andmindfulness. 98 university students participated, the possible influence of their age and number ofeducation years on the concepts were also examined. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Importance of Language Awareness-Ambiguities in the understanding of language awareness and the practical implications

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

    Author : Maria Prtic Soons; [2008]
    Keywords : Language awareness; Foreign language learning; Metacognition; Explicit learning; Upper secondary school;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay has been to investigate the role of language awareness (LA), from a teacher’s perspective in today’s Swedish upper secondary school, related to foreign language learning (with the emphasis on the cognitive aspects), and to investigate why it is important to give more attention to LA as a concept in order to enhance language acquisition. The investigation has been carried out through qualitative in-depth interviews with six foreign language teachers. READ MORE

  6. 20. Does correction for guessing improve the realism in absolute and relative frequency judgements?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Tom-Olof Romu; [2005]
    Keywords : realism; metacognition; frequency judgements; confidence judgements; metakognition; calibration research; Psychology; Psykologi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present study investigated the effects of three factors on the level of realism in frequency judgements. These factors were: Instruction (No correction for guessing/Correction for guessing), Format (whether the frequency judgements were made in terms of absolute numbers or in percent) and Difficulty level (easy/hard set of questions). READ MORE