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14 Gifted and Faced with a Problem: The Ase of (Meta)Cognitive and Affective Strategies
Dutch gifted students frequently have underdeveloped metacognitive strategies. Complex tasks, such as translating Latin texts, can be used to develop these strategies. This research focuses on which (meta)cognitive and affective strategies students do and do not use when translating Latin sentences, particularly when faced with a problem. A think-aloud study was conducted with students translating Latin sentences, some of which were non-coherent to ensure that the students came across problems. The analysis shows that students prefer using cognitive problem-solving strategies to metacognitive ones; some students even rely wholly on their cognitive skills.