Cognitive and metacognitive strategies in reading scientific texts among ESL science undergraduates / Samsiah Abdul Hamid

• Main Author: Abdul Hamid, Samsiah
• Format: Thesis
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: L Education (General); LB Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3504/4/Title_page%2C_abstract%2C_table_of_contents.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3504/5/Full_chapters.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3504/6/References.pdf; http://pendeta.um.edu.my/client/default/search/results?qu=Cognitive+and+metacognitive+strategies+in+reading+scientific+texts+among+ESL+science+undergraduates&te=; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3504/

The present study employed both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques to investigate the pattern of strategy use of high and low English proficiency science learners and the impact of metacognition, English proficiency and scientific prior knowledge on strategy use and reading comp...