A Metacognitive Support during the Process of Problem Solving in a Computerized Environment |
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| Authors: | Esther Kapa |
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| Institution: | (1) Talpiot College, Bar-Ilan University, 55R16 Qiryzt-ono, Israel |
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| Abstract: | A new computerized environment enabling a variety of metacognitive supports in different phases of the problem-solving process
was designed to influence students' metacognition during word problem-solving and its effect has been examined in the present
research. 441 students (aged 13–14) from eighth-grade integrative classes participated in this study. The pupils were randomly
assigned to one of four computerized learning environments, each having a different kind of metacognitive support according
to the phase of the problem-solving process: 1) during the solution process and after the completion of the problem-solving
process, 2) during the problem-solving process, 3) at the end of the solution process and 4) no metacognitive support. Results
indicated that learning environments which provide metacognitive support during the solution process in each of its phases
was significantly more effective than learning environments which provide metacognitive support only at the end of the process.
Moreover, students with low previous knowledge were more significantly influenced by metacognitive supports than students
with high previous knowledge.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | computerized environments metacognition word problem-solving processes |
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