Examining Metacognitive Practices across Formal (English Language and Mathematics) and Non-Formal (CCA) Instructional Curricula
| Principal Investigator: | Assoc. Prof. Lee Ngan Hoe |
| Co-Principal Investigators (Internal) : | Dr Melvin Chan Ast Prof Teo Wei Peng Dr Imelda Santos Caleon Dr Ng Kit Ee, Dawn |
| Co-Principal Investigators (External): | Mr Cedric Leong (MOE) Dr Tan Liang Soon (MOE) Mr Sim Joo Jin (MOE) Ms Gayatri Balakrishnan (MOE) Dr Loh Mei Yoke (MOE) Dr Tay Lee Yong (MOE) |
| Collaborators (Internal): | Dr Johannis Auri bin Abdul Aziz Ms Ng May Gay |
| Collaborators (External): | Ms Serene Lai (MOE) |
This study offers an in-depth case investigation of students’ and teachers’ metacognitive practices in and across two or more seemingly different learning contexts, such as during lessons in different subject domains (Mathematics and English, and CCA). In particular, Sub-Study 2 seeks to find out how students purposefully direct their learning in and across the various settings by engaging with the three components of metacognition: metacognitive knowledge, metacognitive regulation, and metacognitive experiences. Additionally, this study also hopes to shed light on how metacognitive teaching strategies and practices that are used by teachers to activate their students’ metacognitive competence. Adopting a multiple case study approach, with samples identified from homogeneous clusters identified through latent mixture analysis conducted in Sub-study 1, this sub-study focuses on the use of ethnographic tools to illuminate the complexities of students’ and teachers’ ways of engaging with metacognition in the school setting; task-based tests as research tools that are used concurrently with ‘think aloud protocol’ and neuroimaging (see Sub-Study 3 for more details) to generate deep insights into students’ metacognitive competence and practices; and grounded theory analysis for data analysis. Sub-Study 2 hopes to supplement the current limited understanding of metacognitive processes associated with non-formal activities, integrating fragmented ideas about metacognition across varied contexts, and shed light on aspects of metacognition that are general or specific to a domain.