Application of Metacognition Strategies and Awareness when Reading Texts

By Yahya Othman.

Published by The Learning Collection

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In a reading process, comprehending a text would be the major aim of the reader. The ability to comprehend is normally associated with students’ field of study at tertiary levels. Some students face difficulty in developing comprehension while reading the text and they also find it difficult to apply specific reading strategy. This research is conducted to examine the perspective of university students regarding text comprehension by using a qualitative research approach. Eight students enrolled in the bachelor of education programme participated in this study as respondents. Data were collected through interviews, document analysis, and observation. The findings indicate that students have various metacognition perspectives to interpret comprehension ability of a text. The differences in this perspective are also influenced by the application of reading strategies, the level of text difficulty, type of text and students’ perception of the texts read.

Keywords: Metacognition, Reading Strategies

The International Journal of Learning, Volume 17, Issue 3, pp.457-472. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 697.818KB).

Dr. Yahya Othman

Senior Lecturer, Language and Literacy Education Academic Group, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

Dr. Yahya Othman holds a PhD in Teaching the Malay Language as a First Language. He is a senior lecturer at a University Brunei Darussalam. His specialization is related to teaching reading. He lectures courses related to the teaching of reading and writing, testing and evaluation, and also computer applications in the teaching of the Malay Language. He has conducted a lot of researches in language pedagogy, focusing on teaching of reading and writing. In terms of publications, he has published three academic books related to the teaching of reading and seminar papers in various seminar proceedings, journals, and teaching modules.

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