SiSAL Journal Vol. 3, No. 4, December 2012, 330-356
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Making decisions and choices
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Executing plans
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Monitoring progress and modifying plans
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Evaluating results
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Coordinating an orchestrating strategic behaviour Figure 1 shows the whole process of a strategic move. From selectively attending
to a problem or a novel task; to the analysis of self, problem, and situation; to the making, execution, and evaluation of a plan; all the way until the solution of the problem is reached. Every step is an integral link of the strategy chain; and every step involves the strategic choice on the part of the problem solver.
Figure 1. What’s in a Strategy?
Strategies: Dimensions of variability and prototypical features Due to its dynamic nature, an ideal strategy is made up of two components, a metacognitive component and a cognitive one. The former refers to the process whereby a learner selectively attends to a learning task; analyses the self, the task, and the situation; 337