Metacognition Flashcards
It is thinking about thinking.
Metacognition
It is the learners understanding and control of their cognitive process.
Metacognition
What are the phases of metacognition?
Planning
Monitoring
Evaluation
Learners will think about the learning goal the teacher has set and consider how they will approach the task and strategies they use.
Planning
Implement their plan and monitoring the progress towards their goal.
Monitoring
This determines the success of plan.
Evaluation
What are the types of knowledge used in metacognition?
Declarative
Procedural
Metacognitive
Self-Regulating
Knowledge about the self as a learner, factors that influence the person’s learning and memory, and resources needed to perform a task.
Declarative Knowledge
Knowing how to use strategies in different occasions.
Procedural Knowledge
Knowing when to apply the procedures and strategies to ensure completion of task.
Self-regulating Knowledge.
Acquired knowledge about cognitive processes.
Metacognitive Knowledge
What are the three categories of metacognitive knowledge by Flavell?
Person Variable
Task Variable
Strategy Variable
A category in metacognitive knowledge where human beings learn and process information.
Person Variable
Knowledge about the nature of tasks as well as the types of processing demands.
Task Variable
Knowledge involves awareness of the strategy you are using to learn.
Strategy Variable
