Bloom's Taxonomy - The Role of Metacognitive Knowledge in Learning, Teaching, and Assessing

Question 1

Two kinds of metacognition

Answer 1

1. knowledge of cognition

2. knowledge of control, regulation, and monitoring

Question 2

Three types of metacognitive knowledge

Answer 2

1. strategic
2. task
3. person (self knowledge)

Question 3

Three types of strategic knowledge for memorizing information

Answer 3

1. rehearsal
2. elaboration
3. organizational

Question 4

memorization - rehearsal strategies

Answer 4

repeating words or concepts – surface, not very effective

Question 5

memorization - elaboration strategies

Answer 5

mnemonics, summarizing, paraphrasing, selecting the main idea – deeper processing

Question 6

memorization - organizational strategies

Answer 6

creating concept maps, outlines, and meaningful notes

Question 7

recall task vs recognition task

Answer 7

1. recognition - easier - select answer from given information
2. recall - difficult - retrieve relevant information from memory

Question 8

one characteristic of an expert

Answer 8

the person knows when he/she doesn’t know something, then applies a strategy to find that information

Question 9

three aspects about motivation

Answer 9

1. Self efficacy – judgments about whether a person is capable of doing something
2. Goals – intrinsic (self) vs extrinsic (tangible reward)
3. value/interest – high or low

Question 10

transfer of learning

Answer 10

the ability to use knowledge gained from one setting in a different setting