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CAN WE BOOST THE METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS THROUGH REFLECTIVE JOURNALS

18 Pages : 190-201

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).18      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).18      Published : Jun 2020

Can we boost the Meta-cognitive Awareness of Prospective Teachers through Reflective Journals?

    Metacognition and reflective teaching are concepts that complement each other if we refer to a reflective teacher. This study investigates whether metacognitive awareness of prospective teachers can be improved through reflective journals. In present study reflective journals are comprised of practice sheets through which the prospective teachers can practice their metacognitive thoughts consciously. The methodology followed is experimental research by using qusai-experimental design into two phases. Both, control and experimental groups were taught through a combination of teaching strategies that we normally use in our classes such as lecture, discussion, or through inquiry, etc., in phase 1. In phase 2, reflective journals, along with other strategies that were used in the 1st phase, were introduced. The results of data analysis revealed a significant enhancement of prospective teachers metacognitive awareness and its constituent factors e.g., metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive regulation.

    (1) Ghazal Khalid Siddiqui
    Assistant Professor, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Huma Lodhi
    Assistant Professor, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Kalsoom Ghazanfar
    The Superior College, Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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    APA : Siddiqui, G. K., Lodhi, H., & Ghazanfar, K. (2020). Can we boost the Meta-cognitive Awareness of Prospective Teachers through Reflective Journals?. Global Social Sciences Review, V(II), 190-201. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).18
    CHICAGO : Siddiqui, Ghazal Khalid, Huma Lodhi, and Kalsoom Ghazanfar. 2020. "Can we boost the Meta-cognitive Awareness of Prospective Teachers through Reflective Journals?." Global Social Sciences Review, V (II): 190-201 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).18
    HARVARD : SIDDIQUI, G. K., LODHI, H. & GHAZANFAR, K. 2020. Can we boost the Meta-cognitive Awareness of Prospective Teachers through Reflective Journals?. Global Social Sciences Review, V, 190-201.
    MHRA : Siddiqui, Ghazal Khalid, Huma Lodhi, and Kalsoom Ghazanfar. 2020. "Can we boost the Meta-cognitive Awareness of Prospective Teachers through Reflective Journals?." Global Social Sciences Review, V: 190-201
    MLA : Siddiqui, Ghazal Khalid, Huma Lodhi, and Kalsoom Ghazanfar. "Can we boost the Meta-cognitive Awareness of Prospective Teachers through Reflective Journals?." Global Social Sciences Review, V.II (2020): 190-201 Print.
    OXFORD : Siddiqui, Ghazal Khalid, Lodhi, Huma, and Ghazanfar, Kalsoom (2020), "Can we boost the Meta-cognitive Awareness of Prospective Teachers through Reflective Journals?", Global Social Sciences Review, V (II), 190-201
    TURABIAN : Siddiqui, Ghazal Khalid, Huma Lodhi, and Kalsoom Ghazanfar. "Can we boost the Meta-cognitive Awareness of Prospective Teachers through Reflective Journals?." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. II (2020): 190-201. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).18