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Exploring mediating effect of metacognitive awareness on comprehension of science texts through structural equation modeling analysis
Author(s) -
Wang JingRu,
Chen ShinFeng
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.21131
Subject(s) - metacognition , reading comprehension , comprehension , mathematics education , psychology , reading (process) , structural equation modeling , science education , curriculum , pedagogy , computer science , cognition , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience , machine learning , programming language
This study used a Chinese‐language version of the Index of Science Reading Awareness (ISRA) to investigate metacognitive awareness and the Reading Comprehension of Science Test (RCST) to explore comprehension of science text by Taiwanese students. Structural equation modeling (SEM) results confirmed the validity of the underlying models of metacognitive awareness and comprehension of science text. First, the Interactive‐Constructivist Model of Reading (ICMR) comprises three clusters of knowledge, in which the comprehension of science text was affected by metacognitive awareness and prior knowledge about language and science; second, the effect of prior knowledge on the RCST was mediated by metacognitive awareness of science reading. The implications of these findings for science curriculum aiming to activate students' prior knowledge and raise students' metacognitive awareness on science reading are discussed; as well, directions for future research are provided. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 51: 175–191, 2014