July 2012

Using blogs to promote reflective language learning

  Education is meant to bring about durable behavioral changes in the learner in terms of knowledge, skills and attitude. In addition to learning specific contents and acquiring skills that are pertinent to certain fields of study, students need to be able to get, from their school experiences, the methods and techniques that help them become life-long learners. Learning how to learn is a vital skill in the...

Author(s): Tekle Ferede Metaferia

July 2012

Intervention through metacognitive development: A case study of a student with dyslexia and comorbid attention deficit disorder (ADD)

  Metacognition can be defined as taking control of and directing one's own thinking processes, and being aware of one's own cognitive strengths and limitations. It is the ability to understand, monitor and self-regulate cognition and is inseparable from intellectual functioning and learning. An important aspect of metacognition is the ability to show reflective awareness about the self, and knowledge...

Author(s): Carol Goldfus