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Masaya Watanabe (s1170044) Technical Communication Laboratory
University of Aizu
February 2013 Senior Thesis Presentation 1
} Introduction } Problem } Method ◦ Participants ◦ Data Collection ◦ Research Tool
} Results } Discussion } Conclusion and Future Work
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} What is the meaning of Metacognition? Metacognition is defined as "cognition about
cognition", or "knowing about knowing.“ For my research, I looked into the different
strategies readers used for comprehension of the English text.
} Further, the purpose was to see the extent to which
readers used global reading strategies, problem-solving strategies and support reading strategies.
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} How do people use cognition and metacognition in an EFL learning context?
} Research Purpose: Whether and to what
extent are EFL readers aware of their metacognitive reading strategies on the web, while analyzing a website in the target language?
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} 59 EFL readers of the University of Aizu (age group: 18 – 20 years) took part in the
study. The participants initially took part in an extensive web analysis exercise followed by self-reporting of multiple reading strategies used for website analysis (Belize tourism website) in English.
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Belize English Travel Site
} 1st: Participants used the English travel site.
(They tried to understand the English content in the website and navigation and completed usability questionnaires on web access patterns, learning, navigation, text-graphics content etc.)
} 2nd: Participants answered the
Metacognitive Awareness of Learning Strategies (MARSI) questionnaire.
} 3rd: Statistical analysis of data on three metacognitive sub-scales (global reading strategy, problem-solving strategy and support-reading strategies) and reporting.
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} This is a questionnaire called "Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI 1.0) ."
} Maximum Value is 5. } Minimum Value is 1.
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} This questionnaire can be divided into 3 groups.
◦ Global Reading Strategy(GLOB Subscale)
◦ Problem Reading Strategy(PLOB Subscale)
◦ Support Reading Strategy(SUP Subscale)
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} Question 1 and 19: showing relatively higher values
} Mean Value : 3.024
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3.83
3.54
2.14
3.42
2.76
2.95
3.31
3.71
2.36 2.36
3.39
2.95
2.56
2
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
3
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4
4.2
1 3 4 7 10 14 17 19 22 23 25 26 29
Mea
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Question in GLOB Subscale
} Question13: Maximum value in all strategies （Strategies: I adjust my
reading speed according to what I’m reading.）
} Mean Value of PLOB Subscale: 3.574
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3.71
3.2
4.08
3.64 3.54
3.14
3.83
3.44
2
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
3
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4
4.2
8 11 13 16 18 21 27 30
Mea
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Question in PROB Subscale
} Question 28: Minimum
value in all strategies （Strategies: I ask myself
questions I like to have answered in the text.）
} Mean Value of SUP
Subscale: 2.762
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2.39 2.31
3.05
2.69 2.66
3.14 3.24
3.34
2.05 2
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
3
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4
4.2
2 5 6 9 12 15 20 24 28
Mea
n Va
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Question in SUP Subscale
} Most – used Type: Problem Solving Strategy
} KEY TO AVERAGES： ◦ 3.5 or higher = High ◦ 2.5 – 3.4 = Medium ◦ 2.4 or lower = Low
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3.02
3.57
2.76
2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8
3 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8
4 4.2
GLOB PLOB SUP
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ach
subs
cale
Subscale Type
} This research helped in forwarding direct evidence of how far readers are aware of their use of metacognitive reading strategies.
} Future Work ◦ Use of screen capture software to support MARSI
data. ◦ Use of eye-tracking data to verify thought
processes and action sequences. ◦ Use of other formal usability testing methods.
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