%0 PDF %T Young Students' Understandings of the Metacognitive Experiences of Proficient and Struggling Readers: A Pilot Study. %A Hamel, Elizabeth. %8 2017-04-18 %R http://localhost/files/j9602b758 %X Abstract: This pilot study used a mixed methods approach to explore young students' understandings of the metacognitive experiences of two fictional peers, one struggling reader and one proficient reader. Participants listened to two audio recordings, one of a same-aged proficient reader, and one of a same-aged struggling reader. Participants completed an interview consisting of multiple choice and open-response questions, asking them to reflect on the metacognitive experiences of each reader. Five metacognitive experiences were addressed: estimate of effort, feeling of satisfaction, feeling of difficulty, feeling of familiarity, and feeling of confidence. From the data, there emerged five types of approaches that students used to characterize the metacognitive experiences of each reader. The implications of this study are that even young children have a complex understanding of the metacognitive experiences of their peers, and should be challenged to utilize that understanding in high-quality collaborative learning contexts.; Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2012.; Submitted to the Dept. of Child Development.; Advisor: Calvin Gidney.; Committee: Debbie LeeKeenan, and Mary Anton-Oldenburg.; Keyword: Educational psychology. %[ 2022-10-13 %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution