THE EFFECTS OF METACOGNITIVE STRATEGY IN UNDERSTANDING

SOCIAL STUDIES AT TALAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX

An Undergraduate Final Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the SAL Foundation

College Talayan Campus

In Partially Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree Bachelor of Secondary

Education Major in Social Studies

By:

SAID P. EDZEL

NORHUDA M. SAIDULA

HAWLA B. AGAO

2023

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 APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis entitled: “THE EFFECTS OF METACOGNITIVE STRATEGY

IN UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL STUDIES AT TALAYAN NATIONAL HIGH

SCHOOL ANNEX” prepared and submitted by SAID P. EDZEL, NORHUDA M.

SAIDULA AND HAWLA B. AGAO in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the

degree Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Social Studies has been

examined and is hereby recommended for approval and acceptance.

ROMANA D. ALIMAN, LPT, MAELT

Adviser

PANEL OF EXAMINERS
APPROVED by the Panel of Examiners on Oral Examination with a grade
of PASSED.
DR. MANUEL A. ROMAN
Chairperson

ABDUL MAULA M. ULAMA, MAED HARON B. LAGUIAMUDA, LPT

Member Member

Prof. SUBAIDA AKIL LINESES, MCJE

Member....P
...

ACCEPTED in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree

Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Social Studies.

ALBERTO P. SAMSON, III, LPT

Dean, College of Education

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 DEDICATION

This study is whole heartedly dedicated to our beloved parent, my loving mother

NORAISA M. PASAWILAN who have been our source of inspiration

and give up strength when we thought of giving up, who conditionally

provide their moral, spiritual, emotional, and financial support.

To our relatives, mentor, friends and classmates who

shared their words of advice and encouragement

to finish this study.

-SAID-

DEDICATION
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This paper is dedicated to my beloved family and parents, both of whom I thank.

My beloved mother, H. ZAHARA E. MATANOG., and my beloved father,

H. ZACARIA E. SAIDULA, provide a lot of support in terms of financial

necessities for caring for my babies and also for my beloved

children, SHAHIDA AND SUHAIL. To my brother,

my sister friends and relatives, thank you

for supporting me through

these-thesis.

-NORHUDA-

DEDICATION

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This thesis is dedicated to my husband, SAUD A. KUTIG, who has a constant

source of support and encouragement during the challenges of graduate

school and life. I am truly thankful for having you in my life. This

work is also dedicated to my only one brother NASRUDIN B. AGAO

who have always love me unconditionally and who’s good

examples have taught me to work hard for the things

that I aspire to achieve and also to my relatives,

friends thank you so much.

-HAWLA-

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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 Allah (S.A.W.), the omniscient, the most gracious, and the most merciful,

is the one who gave the researchers knowledge, strength, and guidance. I would

like to express my deepest gratitude to my thesis advisor, ROMANA D. ALIMAN,

LPT, MAELT, for her guidance, support, and patience throughout the entire

process of researching and encouragement, this work would not have been

possible. My sincere appreciation goes to my family and friends for their

unwavering support and encouragement throughout my academic journey. Their

love and care have been a constant source of strength and motivation.

Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to the participants of this

study, without whom this research would not have been possible. Their

willingness to share their experiences and insights has enriched this work and

contributed to the advancement of knowledge in this field.

Thank you all for your invaluable contributions to this thesis.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 TITLE PAGE . . . . . . i

APPROVAL SHEET . . . . . . ii
DEDICATION . . . . . . iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . . vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . vii
CHAPTER 1

I. INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study . . . . . 1

Statement of the Problem . . . . . 2
Statement of the Hypothesis . . . . . 3
Significance of the Study . . . . . 3
Scope and Limitations of the Study . . . . . 4
Definition of Terms . . . . . 4

CHAPTER 2

II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Social Studies Education . . . . . 6

Civil Competence . . . . . 6
Critical Thinking . . . . . 7
Social Understanding . . . . . 7
AP Subject Integrating ICT . . . . . 8
Metacognitive strategies . . . . . 16
Common types of metacognitive strategies . . . . 18
Explicit teaching . . . . . . . . . . 19
Supporting students to plan, monitor . . . . . 19
Developing rubrics . . . . . . . . . 20
Modelling thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Questioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Models That are Used in the Process of metacognitive strategies . 20
Metacognitive strategies model . . . . . 21
Guided Discovery Model . . . . . 22
Conceptual Change Model . . . . . 27
Conceptual Framework . . . . . 29
Conceptual Paradigm . . . . . 29

CHAPTER 3

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III. METHODOLOGY

Research Design . . . . . 31
Locale of the Study . . . . . 31
Subject of the Study . . . . . 32
Research Instruments . . . . . 32
Data Gathering Procedure . . . . . 32
Statistical Treatment of Data . . . . . 33
References . . . . . 34

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