Both positive and negative emotions have been the focus of a wealth language learning research in recent years. This can mostly be attributed to established links between an individual’s psychological responses, existing emerging from learning, processes they engage in, outcomes achieve. A look at advanced on anxiety, emotion that appears strongly involved has shown specific information about r...

This study examined the differences among high, mid and low ambiguity tolerance groups in their reading comprehension ability and their metacognitive awareness of reading strategies. To this end, 123 first-year college students majoring in Engineering with an age range of 19-25 were stratified into three groups of high, mid and low ambiguity tolerance to participate in the study. They took part...

Predicting Test Anxiety Based on the Use of Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies among Female High School Students G. Ahghar, Ph.D. The use of cognitive and metacognitive strategies can reduce test anxiety. To determine the extent to which this is done, a random sample of 610 female high school students was given two questionnaires on anxiety and learning/studying strategies. Da...

When students in Taiwan enter into higher education, the reading demands placed upon them often lead them to select ineffective and inefficient strategies with little strategic intent. To investigate how reading strategy use affects the development of Taiwanese EFL learners’ reading comprehension, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship and differences of four reading strategy...

The analysis of Metacognitive skills is a key element to guide the learning process. Current research has shown the initiation of these skills from an early age. The present study had two aims: (1) to validate a Scale Measuring Precursor Metacognitive Skills (SMPMS) in children with diverse disabilities, and (2) to study possible significant different between different disabilities in precursor...

This paper attempts to tap the relationship between metacognitive strategy training and vocabulary learning of college students through a five week training program. It aims to answer the following question: Can metacognitive strategy training facilitate vocabulary learning of Chinese college students? Both questionnaire and tests were used in the study. One hundred and thirty-four students par...