Metacognition in Science Education

1. Introduction
Anat Zohar, Yehudit Judy Dori

2. Metacognition in Science Education: Defi nitions, Constituents, and Their Intricate Relation with Cognition
Marcel V. J. Veenman

3. Reading Science: How a Naive View of Reading Hinders So Much Else
Stephen P. Norris, Linda M. Phillips

4. Metacognitive Knowledge and Field-based Science Learning in an Outdoor Environmental Education Program
Gregory Schraw, Lori Olafson, Michelle Weibel, Daphne Sewing

5. The Role of Metacognition in Students’ Understanding and Transfer of Explanatory Structures in Science
Tina Grotzer, Sarah Mittlefehldt

6. Self-regulated Learning and Conceptual Development in Young Children: The Development of Biological Understanding
David Whitebread, Valeska Grau Cárdenas

7. The Role of Self-monitoring in Learning Chemistry with Dynamic Visualizations
Jennifer L. Chiu, Marcia C. Linn

8. The Relationship Between Metacognition and the Ability to Pose Questions in Chemical Education
Orit Herscovitz, Zvia Kaberman, Liora Saar, Yehudit Judy Dori

9. Explicit Teaching of Metastrategic Knowledge: Definitions, Students’ Learning, and Teachers’ Professional Development
Anat Zohar

10. A Metacognitive Teaching Strategy for Preservice Teachers: Collaborative Diagnosis of Conceptual Understanding in Science
Osnat Eldar, Bat-Sheva Eylon, Miky Ronen

11. Toward Convergence of Critical Thinking, Metacognition, and Reflection: Illustrations from Natural and Social Sciences, Teacher Education, and Classroom Practice
Carole L. Ford, Larry D. Yore

Nyckelord: Education, Science Education, Learning & Instruction, Teaching and Teacher Education