Metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency: mediating role of critical thinking skills in online learning mode during COVID-19
The development of cognitive abilities among EFL learners remains underexplored within English as a foreign language, especially in online writing activities during the COVID-19 era. Enhancing writing proficiency in EFL learners necessitates a heightened cognitive awareness, encompassing the utiliza...
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| description | The development of cognitive abilities among EFL learners remains underexplored within English as a foreign language, especially in online writing activities during the COVID-19 era. Enhancing writing proficiency in EFL learners necessitates a heightened cognitive awareness, encompassing the utilization of critical thinking skills and metacognitive strategies. However, existing studies primarily focused on the direct relationship between metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency or critical thinking skills and writing proficiency, overlooking the mediating role of critical thinking skills in online environments. This study sought to bridge this research gap by investigating the interplay among metacognitive strategies, critical thinking skills, and writing proficiency. Specifically, it explores how critical thinking skills mediate the relationship between metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency online. The study involved 459 EFL participants who completed the California Critical Thinking Skills Test, a metacognitive strategies questionnaire, and an IELTS writing test. Data analysis included descriptive, Pearson correlation, and bootstrap analysis for comprehensive examination. The findings unveiled significant correlations among metacognitive strategies, critical thinking skills, and EFL learners’ writing proficiency. Of particular note was the mediation of critical thinking skills between metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency, highlighting the pivotal role of critical thinking skills in online writing contexts. These outcomes emphasized the significance of metacognitive strategies in online writing environments. Future research endeavors could illuminate these dynamics through longitudinal studies across different learning stages. |
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| spelling | upm-1183072025-07-04T09:30:09Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118307/ Metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency: mediating role of critical thinking skills in online learning mode during COVID-19 Shen, Xiaolei Ismail, Lilliati Jeyaraj, Joanna Joseph The development of cognitive abilities among EFL learners remains underexplored within English as a foreign language, especially in online writing activities during the COVID-19 era. Enhancing writing proficiency in EFL learners necessitates a heightened cognitive awareness, encompassing the utilization of critical thinking skills and metacognitive strategies. However, existing studies primarily focused on the direct relationship between metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency or critical thinking skills and writing proficiency, overlooking the mediating role of critical thinking skills in online environments. This study sought to bridge this research gap by investigating the interplay among metacognitive strategies, critical thinking skills, and writing proficiency. Specifically, it explores how critical thinking skills mediate the relationship between metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency online. The study involved 459 EFL participants who completed the California Critical Thinking Skills Test, a metacognitive strategies questionnaire, and an IELTS writing test. Data analysis included descriptive, Pearson correlation, and bootstrap analysis for comprehensive examination. The findings unveiled significant correlations among metacognitive strategies, critical thinking skills, and EFL learners’ writing proficiency. Of particular note was the mediation of critical thinking skills between metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency, highlighting the pivotal role of critical thinking skills in online writing contexts. These outcomes emphasized the significance of metacognitive strategies in online writing environments. Future research endeavors could illuminate these dynamics through longitudinal studies across different learning stages. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2024-12 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118307/1/118307.pdf Shen, Xiaolei and Ismail, Lilliati and Jeyaraj, Joanna Joseph (2024) Metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency: mediating role of critical thinking skills in online learning mode during COVID-19. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 32 (4). pp. 1619-1641. ISSN 0128-7702; eISSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/pjssh/browse/regular-issue?article=JSSH(S)-1575-2024 10.47836/pjssh.32.4.18 |
| spellingShingle | Shen, Xiaolei Ismail, Lilliati Jeyaraj, Joanna Joseph Metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency: mediating role of critical thinking skills in online learning mode during COVID-19 |
| title | Metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency: mediating role of critical thinking skills in online learning mode during COVID-19 |
| title_full | Metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency: mediating role of critical thinking skills in online learning mode during COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency: mediating role of critical thinking skills in online learning mode during COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency: mediating role of critical thinking skills in online learning mode during COVID-19 |
| title_short | Metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency: mediating role of critical thinking skills in online learning mode during COVID-19 |
| title_sort | metacognitive strategies and writing proficiency: mediating role of critical thinking skills in online learning mode during covid-19 |
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