Awareness of one's own cognitive processes, including task knowledge and self monitoring.
the awareness of one's own cognitive processes.
a set of skills that allow students to monitor their own behavior, and specifically to direct their own behavior in order to increase time spent on learning.
is thinking about thinking and knowing about knowing, being aware of and controlling the learning process.
An individual's ability to reflect on one's own thinking and to monitor one's own learning. Metacognition is integral to a learner's ability to actively partner in his/her own learning and to facilitate transfer of learning to other contexts. (Bransford, Brown & Cocking, 1999.)
Thinking about and being aware of how one learns.
An awareness and understanding of how one thinks and uses strategies during reading and writing.
an awareness and knowledge of one's mental processes
Simply defined as 'thinking about thinking', metacognitive knowledge refers to a person's understanding about their own cognitive processes - 'I learn best by... What I learned this week included..' This knowledge can be used to control one's cognitive processes.
Metacognition is recognition on the part of the learner that learning has taken place, or is taking place. It involves understanding and appreciating the factors that make learning possible and one's own strategies and processes of learning. Black and Wiliam stressed that opportunities for self-assessment and reflection are crucial for improving learning and there is a range of research evidence indicating that metacognition tends to be associated with effective learning.
Self-awareness and self-control
self-knowledge about how one learns, how one processes information, and what to do if there's a breakdown in that process
Having understanding of or awareness of self practices.
with apologies. Technical term used by psychologists to refer to “thinking” about the higher processes of the brain. We swore this term would never reach this site. So much for swearing. Most of the content of this site is about metacognition. It is only fair to psychology students to talk to them in their terms. Other readers can ignore the term. The Psychology of Thinkering Thinking, Thinkering
Metacognition is the process of "thinking about thinking." For example, good readers use metacognition before reading when they clarify their purpose for reading and preview the text.
The knowledge of one's own thinking processes and strategies, and the ability to consciously reflect and act on the knowledge of cognition to modify those processes and strategies.
Thinking about thinking. Regulating your thinking and learning by planning ahead, monitoring and making adjustments as you go, taking stock afterward and planning improvements.
The process of considering and regulating one's own learning. Activities include assessing or reviewing one's current and previous knowledge, identifying gaps in that knowledge, planning gap-filling strategies, determining the relevance of new information, and potentially revising beliefs on the subject.
Awareness and conscious use of psychological processes of perception, memory, thinking and learning. Back to the top
thinking about one's thinking processes. It has to do with the active monitoring and regulation of cognitive processes.
Act of thinking about one's own thought processes.
Learning about learning. One of the keys of the modern curriculum is getting children to understand how they learn, so that they can do so better and independently.
Insight into accurately judging one's own strengths and limitations, particularly with regard to cognitive skills. [Click Here To Return To List
Refers to thinking about cognition ( memory, perception, calculation, association, etc.) itself. Metacognition can be divided into two types of knowledge: explicit, conscious, factual knowledge; and implicit, unconscious, procedural knowledge. The ability to think about thinking is unique to sapient species and indeed is one of the definitions of sapience. Metacognition is practiced to attempt to regulate one's own cognition, and maximize one's potential to think, learn and process stimuli from the surroundings. Allegory of Music, by Lorenzo Lippi
The process of thinking about thinking. Students assess their current and previous knowledge, identify gaps, and develop a plan to augment current knowledge and a system for assessing learning. ( learn more)
Metacognition refers to thinking about cognition (memory, perception, calculation, association, etc.) itself or to thinking/reasoning about one's own thinking.