Metacognition

Question 1

What is implicit metacognition?

Answer 1

Unconscious/procedural metacognitive knowledge

Question 2

Implicit metacognition is present in children as young as…

Answer 2

2yo

Question 3

2yo can use self-monitoring. What does this mean?

Answer 3

Self-monitoring is a type of implicit metacognition. 2yo spontaneously correct themselves and others on pronunciation, grammar and naming objects

Question 4

What is explicit metacognition?

Answer 4

Conscious/factual metacognitive knowledge about tasks, people and strategies

Question 5

Explicit metacognition is mostly acquired between…

Answer 5

5yo and 10yo

Question 6

Children at what ages know that gist info is easier to recall than verbatim info?

Answer 6

Virtually all 5th grade children (10-11yo) know that gist info is easier to recall than verbatim info while only half of 1st grade children (6-7yo) know this (Kreutzer et al., 1975)

Question 7

There is only a weak link between metacognition and memory. Why?
Relate this to why teaching metacognition is beneficial.

Answer 7

Metacognitive knowledge is useful when all conditions in long series of conditions are met - in real everyday life, this is unlikely to occur
Teaching metacognition is beneficial as all conditions would be met in planned training programs

Question 8

Why can metacognition be taught, when basic processes cannot?

Answer 8

Metacognition is instructible, unlike basic processes

Question 9

Why is teaching metacognition more advantageous than teaching strategies?

Answer 9

Because metacognition can be used across various situations, unlike specific strategies that can only be used in certain situations