The Effect of Using Meta-Knowledge Strategies on Text Analysis among First Year Students in Iraqi Universities
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Intelligence is considered as the strongest predictor of scholastic achievement. Research aimed to identify the impact of the use of supra-cognitive thinking strategies in the analysis of texts for first year students at Mosul University in Iraq . The researcher used the questionnaire as a tool to collect information about supra-cognitive.
This study aimed to identify the impact of the use of supra-cognitive thinking strategies in the analysis of texts for first year students at Mosul University in Iraq. To achieve the goals of the study, the researcher used the a questionnaire as a tool data collection instrument for the study, and. The study was applied to 10 Iraqi university lecturers to take their views on the effect of using supra-cognitive thinking strategies in teaching on students' ability toanalyze.
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