Metacognition Flashcards
He coined the term “metacognition”.
John Flavell
It refers to higher-order thinking which involves active awareness and control over the cognitive processes engaged in learning.
Metacognition
What is the other definition for metacognition?
- Thinking about thinking
- Learning how to learn
- Beyond thinking
It refers to acquired knowledge about cognitive processes, the knowledge that can be used to control cognitive processes.
Metacognitive Knowledge
What are the 3 Categories of Metacognitive Knowledge?
- Person Variables
- Task Variables
- Strategy Variables
Includes how one views himself as a learner and thinker.
Person Variables
it refers to knowledge about how human beings learn and process information, as well as individual knowledge of one’s own learning processes.
Person Variables
Includes knowledge about the nature of the task as well as the type of processing demands that it will place upon the individual.
Task Variables
It is about knowing what exactly needs to be accomplished, gauging its difficulty and knowing the kind of effort it will demand.
Task Variables
Involves awareness of the strategy you are using to learn a topic and evaluating whether this strategy is effective.
Strategy Variables
It is the awareness of specific strategies so that you can keep your attention focused on the topic tasked at hand.
Meta-attention
It is your awareness of memory strategies that work best for you.
Metamemory
It is a metacognitive strategy before listening to a story or a presentation.
TQLR
What does TQLR stands for?
Tune in
Question
Listen
Remember
It is important for the learner himself to be aware that he is paying attention and that he is ready to learn.
Tune In
The learner is given questions or he thinks of questions about what he will soon learn.
Question
The learner exerts effort to listen.
Listen
The learner uses ways or strategies to remember what was learned.
Remember
This strategy is used in a study of a unit or chapter.
PQ4R
What does PQ4R stands for?
Preview
Question
Read
Recite
Review
Reflect
Scan the whole chapter before delving into each paragraph.
Preview
Read the guide question provided, or think of your own questions about the topic.
Question
Check out subheadings as you read. Find out the meaning of words that are not clear to you.
Read
Work on answering the questions you had earlier.
Recite
Pinpoint topics you may need to go back and read in order to understand better.
Review
Think about what you read.
Reflect
