Category: Tech-Enhanced Teaching

Cognitive and Metacognitive Reading Strategies

Reading Time: 6 minutesResearch indicates that learners are more likely to use meta cognitive strategies when reading online (Azmuddin, Nor, and Hamat, 2017). Cognitive strategies, like rereading difficult sections, adjusting reading speed, or making predictions, are controlled by meta cognitive strategies, such as setting a purpose for reading, previewing the text, and making predictions.

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMany courses are using Open Education Resources (OERs), websites, online articles or videos from YouTube as course materials instead of traditional textbooks. The low cost and high flexibility of these kinds of course materials make them favoured with learners and educators alike (Smith-Jaggars, Folk & Mullins, 2018). But how can we ensure students are applying effective studying techniques or create...