Titre: Leveraging metacognition to transform students’ mindset
Auteur: Van Drom, Andy
Résumé: "Have you ever been faced with students who
explain their lack of motivation in your course
by hopelessly stating that they cannot imagine
passing because the subject matter is simply
"not their strength" or, on the contrary, by confidently claiming that they have "nothing left to
learn" about it? Despite my best efforts to offer
engaging learning activities, I have regularly
heard these two comments—or some variation
of them—from demotivated students in my English as a Second Language classes. It appeared
to me that both attitudes are rooted in students’
preconceived notions about their (in-)ability
to learn English (or any other skill they might
consider an immutable talent), which negatively affect their motivation. The good news?
Research shows that teachers can act to help
students transform this so-called fixed mind set into a growth mindset, and the results of an
exploratory study I conducted suggest that
metacognitive ability may be the key to transforming students’ mindset and motivation in a positive way." -- AQPC
Description: Comprend des références bibliographiques et webographiquesDisponible en français dans EDUQ.info sous le titre "Miser sur la métacognition pour transformer l’état d’esprit des personnes étudiantes"
Association pour les applications pédagogiques de l'ordinateur au postsecondaire; Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale(Association pour les applications pédagogiques de l'ordinateur au postsecondaire : Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale,, 2002)
Comité de concertation sur l'intégration des TIC à l'enseignement collégial; Association pour les applications pédagogiques de l'ordinateur au postsecondaire; Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale(Comité de concertation sur l'intégration des TIC à l'enseignement collégial,, 2008.)