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Reading literacy and metacognition in a Spanish Adult Education centre
- Source :
- European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 29-46-29-46 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Linköping University Electronic Press, 2019.
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Abstract
- In recent years, Spain’s adult population has been characterised by high unemployment rates, particularly among peopled aged over 18 who do not have the Compulsory Secondary Education certificate. Their training in key competences, such as reading comprehension, would provide them with fundamental learning, empowerment, and better employment opportunities. This empirical study examines the relationship between the use of metacognitive skills while reading and improved reading comprehension – previously shown in other studies – evaluating both constructs and attempting to establish whether there is a relationship between them in a sample of 143 adult secondary education students. Research outcomes in reading competence were lower than expected, with significant differences between stages and average use of metacognitive strategies, influenced by gender and age. A significant, linear, and low to moderate degree relationship was found between two of the metacognitive strategies evaluated and so a predictive model was constructed in which age, level, and use of strategies for problemsolving and reading-support are predictive variables explaining 23.4% of the variance in reading skills. The authors also suggest some changes regarding teacher practice, prioritising active and self-regulating reading. (DIPF/Orig.)
- Subjects :
- Continuation education
Erwachsenenbildung
Grundkenntnisse
Adult pedagogics
Developmental psychology
Adult education
Empirical research
0504 sociology
Grundbildung
Reading (process)
Basic education
Empowerment
Lesekompetenz
literacy skills
media_common
lcsh:LC8-6691
Empirische Untersuchung
05 social sciences
Niedrig Qualifizierter
Reading competence
050301 education
reading comprehension
Empirical study
Correlation
metacognition strategies
Erwachsenenbildungsstätte
Bildungsniveau
Psychology
Adult
media_common.quotation_subject
education
Adult training
Metacognition
Metakognitive Fähigkeit
Zweiter Bildungsweg
Educational level
Education
Erwachsener
Schreibkompetenz
Pedagogics for adults
Continuation of education
Competence (human resources)
Spanien
Writing ability
lcsh:Special aspects of education
Erwachsenenpädagogik
050401 social sciences methods
Level of education
Reading comprehension
Leseverstehen
Spain
low educational level
Lesen
Second chance education
Korrelation
0503 education
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20007426
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....962aa38caa334b0f2c3028833180a603