Despite the consensus about the importance of self-regulated learning for academic as well
as for lifelong learning, it is still poorly understood as to how teachers can most effectively …

The term 'STEM literacy', while often used as a slogan for the goal of STEM education, is
open to multiple interpretations and used without much research evidence to support its …

Teachers play a major role in the effectiveness of student learning. Teacher's competence
contributes to their classroom practice. We applied a generic model of teacher competence …

Abstract [Title: Higher Order Thinking Skills Assessment]. At present, the scope of
transformation seems endless, from cars that park themselves without drivers to the …

Metacognition is an invaluable part of instruction of higher order thinking (HOT). The goal of
this article is to review previous studies about teachers' knowledge and professional …

The study presented here sought to determine how student teachers' personal
characteristics, attitudes, knowledge, experience and skills for using collaborative learning …

Nowadays it is beyond dispute that epistemic cognition plays an important role for formal
and informal learning. Therefore, it is worth investigating how epistemic cognition that is …

Promoting student engagement in learning activities and tasks has been a pivotal issue and
goal of science education. Relevant literature has not yet addressed the underlying …

This study investigates challenges in addressing metacognition in professional development
(PD) programs addressing instruction of higher-order thinking (HOT). A set of semi …

Our aspirations for gifted learners in talent development programs need to go beyond the
development of expertise, creative productivity, and eminence. It is argued that wisdom …