Metacognition “refers to each student’s understanding and beliefs about how he or she thinks and learns” (Melzer, 2018, p. 268).
What do metacognition difficulties look like in the classroom?
- A student is unable to come up with different strategies to solve a problem.
- A student is unaware of how they learn best (visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinesthetic).
- A student cannot recognize if they are not in a successful learning environment (ex: advocating for a quiet space to take a test).
Click below for executive function strategies that help with metacognition in elementary and middle/high school:
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