Metacognition

A powerful skill for building resilience through the skills and techniques of metacognition from the experts at The Child Mind Institute.

This post describes what metacognition is, why it matters, and how teachers can get students to reap the learning benefits of it.

Metacognition Metacognition is the practice of teaching and encouraging students to think about thinking and how they learn best. Metacognition occurs before, during, and after learning and involves self-reflective questions around comprehension, connection, strategies, and reflection. Metacognition was originally rolled out in 2015. These materials were revised and updated in summer, 2017.

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Metacognition is not as complicated as it sounds - here are 8 practical ways to develop metacognitive skills and help students develop their metacognition.

Metacognition is a term The Family & Learning Center uses when coaching students. Learn about its 3 phases: examine, understand, apply.

Metacognition sounds complicated - but it really isn't. Here's an introduction to it, and how to improve metacognitive skills in our younger students.

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The word “metacognition” literally means “above cognition” — it’s one of the most powerful forms of self-monitoring and self-regulation. Put simply, metacognition is “thinking about thinking” or “knowing about knowing.”