In a previous blog, I discussed the equal importance of teacher and learner responsibility.  This idea is further explored in N Joseph's "Metacognition Needed: Teaching Middle and High School Students to Develop Strategic Learning Skills" (2010).

The author equates those students who are aware of their learning strategies with self-regulated learners, or those learners who are able to study independently.  The opposite, she considers "passive and dependent".  To rectify the situation, Joseph...


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