2. } Introduction
} Problem
} Method
◦ Participants
◦ Data Collection
◦ Research Tool
} Results
} Discussion
} Conclusion and Future Work
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3. } 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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4. } 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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5. } 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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6. 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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7. } 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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8. } 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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10. } 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
MeanValue
Question in PROB Subscale
11. } 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
MeanValue
Question in SUP Subscale
12. } 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
MeanValueineachsubscale
Subscale Type
13. } 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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