Vol. 35 No. 1 (2020): Special Issue on Technology and Teacher Education
Special Issue

The Community of Inquiry Framework: Future Practical Directions - Shared Metacognition

Norman Vaughan
Mount Royal University
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Jessica Lee Wah
Mount Royal University
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Published 2020-10-30

How to Cite

Vaughan, N., & Lee Wah, J. . (2020). The Community of Inquiry Framework: Future Practical Directions - Shared Metacognition. International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education Revue Internationale Du E-Learning Et La Formation à Distance, 35(1). Retrieved from https://www.ijede.ca/index.php/jde/article/view/1154

Abstract

Abstract: Metacognition is a required cognitive ability to achieve deep and meaningful learning that should be viewed from both an individual and social perspective. Recently, the transition from the earliest individualistic models to an acknowledgement of metacognition as socially situated and socially constructed has precipitated the study of metacognition in collaborative learning environments. This metacognitive construct was developed using the Community of Inquiry framework as a theoretical guide and tested applying qualitative research techniques by way of developing a metacognition questionnaire. The results indicate that in order to better understand the structure and dynamics of metacognition in teacher education programs; we must go beyond individual approaches to learning and consider metacognition in terms of complementary self- and co-regulation that integrates individual and shared regulation. This research study examines this shared metacognition framework and the use of digital technologies in the 3rd year of a Canadian Bachelor of Education program. Teacher candidates completed both the Shared Metacognition and Community of Inquiry surveys. The results indicate that a teacher must use digital technologies to intentionally design, facilitate, and direct a collaborative constructive learning environment in order for students to learn how to co-regulate their learning (shared metacognition).

Keywords: action research, student engagement, shared metacognition, Community of Inquiry (CoI), mixed method, teaching presence

Résumé: La métacognition est une capacité cognitive requise pour réaliser un apprentissage profond et significatif qui doit être considéré à la fois d'un point de vue individuel et social. Récemment, le passage des premiers modèles individualistes à une reconnaissance de la métacognition comme socialement située et socialement construite a amené à étudier la métacognition dans les environnements d'apprentissage collaboratif. Cette construction métacognitive a été développée en utilisant le cadre de la communauté d'enquête comme guide théorique et testée en appliquant des techniques de recherche qualitative en développant un questionnaire sur la métacognition. Les résultats indiquent que pour mieux comprendre la structure et la dynamique de la métacognition dans les programmes de formation des enseignants, nous devons aller au-delà des approches individuelles de l'apprentissage et considérer la métacognition en termes d'autorégulation complémentaire et de corégulation qui intègre la régulation individuelle et partagée. Cette étude de recherche examine ce cadre de métacognition partagé et l'utilisation des technologies numériques en 3e année d'un programme canadien de baccalauréat en éducation. Les enseignants candidats ont répondu aux sondages sur la métacognition et la communauté d'enquête. Les résultats indiquent qu'un enseignant doit utiliser les technologies numériques pour concevoir, faciliter et diriger intentionnellement un environnement d'apprentissage constructif collaboratif afin que les élèves apprennent à coréguler leur apprentissage (métacognition partagée).

Mots clés: engagement étudiant, métacognition partagée, Community of Inquiry (CoI), présence enseignante

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