Metacognition can simply be referred to as higher order thinking which involves active control over the cognitive processes engaged In learning, often simply described as ‘thinking of thinking’. While learning, many people face the task of understanding what was learnt while reading or studying. Metacognition is an effective way of learning as it enlightens the learner to self-awareness and self-monitoring, hereby encouraging planning, setting goals and application of strategies to identified factors and afterwards evaluating the effectiveness of the applied strategies and also achieving the effectiveness of metacognition on academic achievement and sometimes happiness. Metacognition helps individuals overcome certain learning barriers and …show more content…
Metacognition helps enlightens the readers or learners to self-awareness and self-monitoring by sharpening areas of their cognitive processes or practices that need to be improved upon, studies show that top class students usually know their strengths and weaknesses while students that have lower grades are yet to identify areas of their learning processes that are either their strengths or weaknesses. When learners become aware of their strengths and, particularly weaknesses, a new door of learning is open, where it is easier to learn because irrelevant limits or hindrances have been removed. When metacognition is practiced, learners usually undergo or perform something called self-regulated learning. Self-regulated learning often abbreviated as (SRL) is simply defined as a form of learning that is guided by metacognition, strategic action, and motivation to learn. To further describe the relatedness of Self-regulated learning and metacognition a review by Fox and Riconscente (2008) concluded that “metacognition and self-regulation are parallel and intertwining constructs that are clearly distinct yet mutually entailed both developmentally and in …show more content…
A study “Metacognitive awareness of learning strategies in Undergraduates” by Jennifer McCabe was conducted with the aim of accurate prediction amongst undergraduate students. Although, the reason for the study may seem unclear initially a quote from Jennifer McCabe study stated “If instruction on applied learning and memory topics is associated with increased metacognition and subsequent academic performance, as suggested in prior research, then participants with more in-depth instruction should perform better on the scenarios survey items”. The survey was conducted on two sets of undergraduate students to find out the effect of metacognition in various different learning strategies, the first and second groups consisted of two sets of different students, one set consisting of first year students and the latter consisting of “high performing and mature students”. The second set of students were enlightened on the beneficial values of applying certain kinds of learning strategies before making their choice on which to use while the first set were asked to choose without any form of help or guidance. The metacognitive awareness between both sets was greatly differential when the results of the survey were shown. The second set not only performed well but performed way better than the set of unguided first year students, metacognition being the defining
Metacognition can be complex; however, it is essential to teach at an elementary level because it’s an intellectual habit that can be obtain by the teacher’s method of teaching and the student’s consciousness of learning. Thinking about thinking is necessary in elementary level because of the awareness of the student’s thinking process. The teacher must be conscious of the different aspects of learning of each student and be able to work with them with different strategies that are the best to make their learning process more effective and interesting.
College will require a great degree of self motivation and personal responsibility from the student. It would be great if during the primary stages of the college introduction the student took inventory of several personal traits that can impact their learning. A student should also be able to honestly assess his or her strengths and weaknesses. Awareness of shortcomings will arm the student with the ability to enhance them. Having awareness of strengths can help the student further develop their strong areas. Parallel to becoming aware of strengths and weaknesses, is becoming aware of one’s dominant style of learning. Chapter 2 introduces the concept of different learning styles, but encourages the student take personal responsibility for their education by adjusting to the env...
Define what metacognitive or reflective writing is. What are some of the prompts or “topics” for reflective writing?
Analyze the various processes within each of these three learning theories from a self-regulation perspective and recommend a strategy to use each theory in a professional situation in your specialization of psychology to enhance self-regulated learning.
metacognitive and self-regulated strategies for effective learning. Pintrich and DeGroot (1990) point out there are three important
Kolb’s learning cycle is used to break up the learning process into different stages, such as doing, reflecting, conceptualizing and experiencing (Kurian, 2013, p.162). The use of Kolb’s learning cycle (1984) has a wide impact on the advancements in learning. Within the four stages, the practitioner would have taken part in a task and would have noted down their observations. At this stage the practitioner would have begun to see the positives and negatives of the task that they have just carried out. From then on the practitioner will form new ideas from the observation notes. Later, being able to use these new ideas to plan their task effectively. Once the practitioner has implemented their task, for the second time with the new ideas. Kolb’s learning cycle (1984) begins again. However, Kolb’s model has been criticized due to the fact that it does not give a wide range of detail about the process of reflection, and lacks evidence. It can sometimes be seen as rigid and sequential (Trodd, 2012,
(2008) show how other perspectives have influenced these fields. Researchers can choose their theoretical frameworks, and it is critical that they do so. Research that is not well linked with theory will be disconnected to other research and will not offer clear implications for educational policy and practice. (Kaplan, 2008) While there are competing theoretical models and some disagreement over how best to define the term and its constituent parts, it is generally agreed the topic of metacognition is concerned with metacognitive knowledge, metacognitive experience, and metacognitive regulation and monitoring. (Flavell, 1979; Hacker, Dunlosky, & Glaesser, 1998; McCormick, 2003; Zimmerman & Schunk, 2011; McLeod, 1997; Schneider & Lockl, 2002; Cross & Paris, 1988; Flavell, 1979; Paris & Winograd, 1990; Schraw & Moshman, 1995; Schraw et al., 2006; Whitebread et al.,
“In its broadest meaning, ’self-directed learning’ describes a process by which individuals take the initiative, with our without the assistance of others, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulating learning goals, identify human and material resources for learning, choosing and implement appropriate learning strategies, and evaluating learning outcomes.” (Knowles, Holton, Swanson, 2011, p. 18)
While critical thinking is important in all occupations, it must begin in childhood. Teachers must help their students to develop critical thinking modalities. Critical thinking helps considerably in problem solving. Without critical thinking, one must rely on old and outdated informat...
Paul, R. & Elder, L. (2004). Critical Thinking: Nine Strategies for Everyday Life, Part I.
An important question to address when attempting to identify effective study strategies and their relationship with academic performance is, “What are study skills?” The term “study skills” can be defined as proficiency in identifying, organizing, memorizing, and using information in order to succeed academically (Proctor, Prevatt, Adams, Hurst, & Petscher, 2006). Activities identified as study skills include “time management, setting appropriate goals, selecting an appropriate study environment, employing appropriate note-taking strategies, concentrating, selecting main ideas, self-testing, organization, and managing anxiety,” (Proctor et al., 2006). When studying, college students employ a variety of these study strategies that they believe
The mastery of self-awareness allows individuals to better regulate emotions in decision-making, which will ultimately results in more effective outcomes. Within university, self-regulated learning acts as a ’vehicle for success’ (Bercher, 2012) in its potential to improve exam and the academic performance of students. In the application of a self-assessment process, 87 per cent of students reported as having benefited from an improvement in examination marks (Bercher, 2012). By reflecting on past performance and making cognitive judgments, the individual learns to distinguish between learned and less understood material and use self-monitoring tools to adjust their strategy accord...
A good understanding of one’s own metacognition is necessary before aiming to understand that of other people. This is referred to as intrapersonal perception. Self-regulation, which involves self-monitoring and self-motivation, is an essential skill required to achieve academic success at university. It focuses on the concept of individuals being able to accurately judge their level of knowledge and determine the effectiveness of methods implemented for exam preparation. This allows evaluation of strengths and weaknesses, enabling individuals to engage in focused study. Students who can effectively do this will excel in their time at university. Conversely, those who lack in this skill can have major implications, such as overestimating their knowledge, thus hindering their success. Debra A. Bercher’s findings sugg...
The foundation of a classroom setting is based on theories that enhance student learning, have a positive impact on the classroom environment and may “provide valuable guidance for teachers” (Cooper, 2006, cited in Eggen and Kauchak, 2010). Even though teaching is about what a student is taught, there are certain practises that are used to get the most out of students without the student realising. Experts in the field have developed different theories that aim to provide an answer as to how and why children learn. These theories aim to help teachers understand why children think the way they do and why different children respond better to different teaching techniques. There are many differing theories but this paper will focus on three – motivational, social-cognitive and metacognition. This paper will provide information on each theory, backed up by the theorist and will explain how each has an impact in the classroom.
This report aims at exploring the conception of self-managed learning in the background of a higher education as well as the various benefits it yields to higher education students. The report has incorporated relevant and reliable investigation with the aim of creating a comprehensive image of the various aspects of self-managed learning and its benefits to higher education students. Whereas the various benefits of self-managed learning to higher education students have been acknowledged, the manner in which they can be affectively acquired are poorly understood.