Training in Metacognitive Strategies for Students’ Vocabulary Improvement by Using Learning Journals

This study examined the effects of metacognitive strategies to help beginning young learners with difficulties increasing and retaining vocabulary. This was a qualitative study in which participants first went through metacognitive strategy instruction to provide awareness of learning strategies. Fo...

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Main Author: Itala Diaz
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2015-01-01
Series:Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/41632/49759
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description This study examined the effects of metacognitive strategies to help beginning young learners with difficulties increasing and retaining vocabulary. This was a qualitative study in which participants first went through metacognitive strategy instruction to provide awareness of learning strategies. Following this instruction, students underwent a set of five interventions based on the cognitive academic language learning approach instructional model. These interventions, together with journaling progress, were used to train them in the use of the metacognitive strategies planning, monitoring, and evaluating. The findings showed that metacognitive strategy training has positively contributed to vocabulary acquisition skills, as participants were able to raise consciousness about some learning strategies and the use of metacognitive strategies to increase their vocabulary learning.
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spelling doaj-art-af2dcbbef0714c9c9d60350df01f29712025-08-20T03:24:32ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902015-01-0117187102http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/profile.v17n1.41632Training in Metacognitive Strategies for Students’ Vocabulary Improvement by Using Learning JournalsItala Diaz0Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, ColombiaThis study examined the effects of metacognitive strategies to help beginning young learners with difficulties increasing and retaining vocabulary. This was a qualitative study in which participants first went through metacognitive strategy instruction to provide awareness of learning strategies. Following this instruction, students underwent a set of five interventions based on the cognitive academic language learning approach instructional model. These interventions, together with journaling progress, were used to train them in the use of the metacognitive strategies planning, monitoring, and evaluating. The findings showed that metacognitive strategy training has positively contributed to vocabulary acquisition skills, as participants were able to raise consciousness about some learning strategies and the use of metacognitive strategies to increase their vocabulary learning.http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/41632/49759Evaluatinglanguage learning strategy trainingmetacognitionmetacognitive strategiesmonitoringplanningvocabulary
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Training in Metacognitive Strategies for Students’ Vocabulary Improvement by Using Learning Journals
Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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metacognitive strategies
monitoring
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title Training in Metacognitive Strategies for Students’ Vocabulary Improvement by Using Learning Journals
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title_short Training in Metacognitive Strategies for Students’ Vocabulary Improvement by Using Learning Journals
title_sort training in metacognitive strategies for students vocabulary improvement by using learning journals
topic Evaluating
language learning strategy training
metacognition
metacognitive strategies
monitoring
planning
vocabulary
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