A metacognitive tool to support reading comprehension of historical narratives

Learners frequently have difficulty understanding incoherent historical narrative texts; therefore, this thesis project introduces a bottom-up approach to design metacognitive tools to assist learners reading comprehension. Metacognitive tools are defined as computer-based learning environments desi...

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Main Author: Poitras, Eric
Other Authors: Susanne P Lajoie (Internal/Supervisor)
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Published: McGill University 2010
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.952172014-02-13T04:08:50ZA metacognitive tool to support reading comprehension of historical narrativesPoitras, EricEducation - TechnologyLearners frequently have difficulty understanding incoherent historical narrative texts; therefore, this thesis project introduces a bottom-up approach to design metacognitive tools to assist learners reading comprehension. Metacognitive tools are defined as computer-based learning environments designed to assist learners to achieve an instructional goal through prompting, supporting, and modeling metacognitive and self-regulatory learning processes (Azevedo, 2005a, 2005b). The study follows a 2*2 design with experimental condition (reading with the benefit of the metacognitive tool vs. without the benefit of the tool) and process data (silent reading vs. think aloud). Pretest measures include reading comprehension skill and free recall measures. Posttest measures include amount of material recalled and accuracy of answers to open-ended questions. Learners who used the metacognitive tool outperformed the control group in their recall of information mentioned in the text because they monitored their comprehension and generated explanatory inferences more frequently. Keywords: metacognitive tools, reading comprehension, historical narrativesLes étudiants ont fréquemment de la difficulté à comprendre des textes historiques narratifs incohérents; conséquemment, cette étude introduit une approche de bas en haut pour développer des outils métacognitifs qui supportent leur compréhension. L'utilisation d'ordinateurs comme outils métacognitifs visent à assister l'apprenant à atteindre le but de l'instruction au moyen d'initier, supporter et modeler des processus reliés à la métacognition et l'autorégulation de l'apprentissage (Azevedo, 2005a, 2005b). Cette étude suit un devis expérimental 2*2 avec condition expérimentale (lecture avec le bénéfice de l'outil métacognitif vs. sans le bénéfice de l'outil) et mesure (lecture silencieuse vs. verbalisations concomitantes). Les mesures pré-tests incluent l'habilité de compréhension de textes et le rappel de connaissances reliées au sujet du texte. Les mesures post tests incluent le rappel libre de l'information mentionné dans le texte et la précision de réponses aux questions ouvertes. Les étudiants qui utilisent l'outil métacognitif ont mieux performer que le groupe control quant au rappel puisqu'ils sont d`avantages conscient de leur compréhension et génèrent des explications. Mots clés: outils métacognitifs, compréhension du langage, narratif historiqueMcGill UniversitySusanne P Lajoie (Internal/Supervisor)2010Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenElectronically-submitted theses.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=95217
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A metacognitive tool to support reading comprehension of historical narratives
description Learners frequently have difficulty understanding incoherent historical narrative texts; therefore, this thesis project introduces a bottom-up approach to design metacognitive tools to assist learners reading comprehension. Metacognitive tools are defined as computer-based learning environments designed to assist learners to achieve an instructional goal through prompting, supporting, and modeling metacognitive and self-regulatory learning processes (Azevedo, 2005a, 2005b). The study follows a 2*2 design with experimental condition (reading with the benefit of the metacognitive tool vs. without the benefit of the tool) and process data (silent reading vs. think aloud). Pretest measures include reading comprehension skill and free recall measures. Posttest measures include amount of material recalled and accuracy of answers to open-ended questions. Learners who used the metacognitive tool outperformed the control group in their recall of information mentioned in the text because they monitored their comprehension and generated explanatory inferences more frequently. Keywords: metacognitive tools, reading comprehension, historical narratives === Les étudiants ont fréquemment de la difficulté à comprendre des textes historiques narratifs incohérents; conséquemment, cette étude introduit une approche de bas en haut pour développer des outils métacognitifs qui supportent leur compréhension. L'utilisation d'ordinateurs comme outils métacognitifs visent à assister l'apprenant à atteindre le but de l'instruction au moyen d'initier, supporter et modeler des processus reliés à la métacognition et l'autorégulation de l'apprentissage (Azevedo, 2005a, 2005b). Cette étude suit un devis expérimental 2*2 avec condition expérimentale (lecture avec le bénéfice de l'outil métacognitif vs. sans le bénéfice de l'outil) et mesure (lecture silencieuse vs. verbalisations concomitantes). Les mesures pré-tests incluent l'habilité de compréhension de textes et le rappel de connaissances reliées au sujet du texte. Les mesures post tests incluent le rappel libre de l'information mentionné dans le texte et la précision de réponses aux questions ouvertes. Les étudiants qui utilisent l'outil métacognitif ont mieux performer que le groupe control quant au rappel puisqu'ils sont d`avantages conscient de leur compréhension et génèrent des explications. Mots clés: outils métacognitifs, compréhension du langage, narratif historique
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