Metacognition and Learning: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations
1. The article gives clear understanding that teachers want to implement metacognition in their lessons, but they need some specific tools. However, no tools are mentioned in the text. Which tools specifically teachers might lack and need? (Page 10).
2. How might the deficiency of metacognition in learning process negatively influence students (not in general, but in real life)? (Page 9) Comment: it is necessary to say that the harm of the metacognition lack should be assessed not in students` success at schools / universities, but in real life. It is important because people are studied not to get great marks, but to be more successful and comfortable in real life.
3. Does metacognition as a phenomenon really should be studied on purpose, as it is described in the article? Or maybe it would be better to acquire metacognitive awareness subconsciously, as it used to be several decades ago? (Page 6 and the whole article).
The Role of Drawing in Young Children`s Construction of Science Concepts
1. It is not a secret that drawing is one of the favorite activities of children, particularly at a young age. However, at school age, when children study subjects by using books and writing in their exercise books, they begin to paint their books. And in most occasions they are punished for that. Moreover, most children love draw additional details on pictures and portraits of people in textbooks. And while older kids are doing that for fun, the youngest ones do that seriously. How do you think, what is the meaning of this drawing for children? Whether such a manifestation of the desire to draw can be directed in a more positive and effective direction? (Full article)
2. It is said that education, which is based on drawing process, enables children listen and think first, and only then talk. Knowing this, how drawing can be used to improve the children's concentration of attention or even to calm them? (End of page 189).
3. It is said that the use of drawing helps children better understand the scientific concepts. However, can drawing help children understand abstract concepts like conscience, humor, honesty, and prejudice? (End of page 191).
