چکیده (انگلیسی):

In this era of accountabilities and complex ecologies, it is important to highlight results from
metacognitive scaffolding, aimed at enhancing the learning strategies of a group of college
freshmen preparing for the Praxis 1 examination. The purpose of this study was to analyze the
impact of the use of metacognitive scaffolding used to enhance the literacy skills of 35 college
students on their performance as measured by their test scores in Praxis 1 examination. It focuses
on the importance of learning strategies to academic success, and literacy challenges encountered
by college students. The result from the study indicates substantial improvement in students’
literacy performance on Praxis 1 examination.