Effects of Metacognitive Skills and Nonverbal Ability on Academic Achievement of High School Pupils.

Maqsud, M.

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ERIC Number: EJ580638

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Publication Date: 1997

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Effects of Metacognitive Skills and Nonverbal Ability on Academic Achievement of High School Pupils.

Maqsud, M.

Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v17 n4 p387-97 Dec 1997

Reports the findings of two experiments conducted with South African senior high school students to examine the relationships of metacognitive strategies and nonverbal reasoning ability to test performance in mathematics and English comprehension. Suggests that teaching metacognitive strategies to students who lack such skills may improve their academic performance. (DSK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Metacognition, Nonverbal Ability, Nonverbal Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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