E2- Metacognition and Self-Regualtion Flashcards
What is metacognition?
-example of metacognition
thinking about thinking
- It is a cognitive process not a Theory
- being reflective
- ability to reflect on one’s own performance
ex: when you have been daydreaming during reading and you stop and realize you have to reread
metacognitive knowledge
knowledge of our cognitive processes and other how to regulate those processes in order for learning to take place
categories of metacognitive knowledge
- person knowledge
- task knowledge
- strategy knowledge
metacognitive knowledge:
person knowledge
- understanding your own capabilities
- strengths
- weaknesses
- personal accommodations
ex: I know that I have difficulty with word problems
metacognitive knowledge:
task knowledge
How we perceive the task in terms of difficulty and relevance
-changes as children age
ex: because word problems sometimes have a lot of information and I have to construct my own equation
metacognitive knowledge:
strategy knowledge
-awareness of the strategies that we can use to improve our learning as well as when and why to apply them
ex: so I will answer the computational problems first and save the word problems for last
- does it sound right?
- does it look right?
- look for smaller words inside of the big words
Metacognitive Strategies:
-purposeful act of attempting to control out cognitive processes to help us learn or accomplish our goals
- planning
- monitoring
- evaluating
Metacognitive Strategies:
Planning
- determine the goal
- how will you reach this goal
Metacognitive Strategies:
Monitoring
- assessment in action
- Self-questioning
- Self-testing (ex: flashcards)
- do I understand this and could I explain it to someone else?
Metacognitive Strategies: Evaluating
- examine your outcomes
- feedback at this stage is important!!
Self-Regulation vs Meta-Cognition
SR: acting on your own motivations and thoughts, process that learners use to take ACTION, includes self-control
(ex: saying no to netflix to study for test)
MC: thinking about your own actions, motivations and thoughts
Example of Self-Regulation with reading
-When you’re reading and you’ve been daydreaming, you stop to realize you’ll have to reread
you ACTUALLY go bak and reread the tough sections to help understand them
What do self-regulated learners do?
- set and achieve goals
- planning
- controlling action
- using strategies
- monitoring progress
- self evaluate and reflect
Zimmerman’s Model
- Performance phase: self-control, self-observation
- Self-Reflection Phase: self-judgement, self-reaction
- Forethought phase: task analysis, self-motivation beliefs
Mischels Marshmallow Task
Executive control
-children who exhibited self-control in the experiment were shown to be more successful later in life
