Identifying Neural Correlates underpinning metacognitive processes during problem solving in English Language and Mathematics
| Principal Investigator: | Ast Prof Teo Wei Peng |
| Co-Principal Investigators : | Dr Melvin Chan Assoc. Prof. Lee Ngan Hoe Dr Imelda Santos Caleon Dr Ng Kit Ee, Dawn |
| Collaborators: | Professor Balázs Gulyas (NTU) Dr Fiona Cheam (MOE) |
Study 3 combines cutting-edge state-of-the-art functional neuroimaging, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and behavior observation techniques to understand neural processes of metacognitive strategies in secondary school students and examine how individual factors such as a child’s fluid intelligence moderate the neural activation patterns and metacognitive processes during problem-solving. It shares the same student samples and tasks with Study 2 and links neural correlates of metacognition with survey and interview results in Studies 1 and 2 respectively. Study 3, which, also provides a more objective and online means to assess the effectiveness of the instructional programme forStudy 4. Given that neural correlates associated with metacognition has rarely been done in adolescents or school-age population, Study 3 hopes to address this key gap, providing neurological perspectives of metacognition that is highly contextualized to the local education context, and augmenting the current and growing emphasis on applying neuroscience research in education.