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Metacognitive Muddle Metacognition means thinking about thinking . Metacognitive students are self-aware students. They focus on learning as they learn. They identify their learning goals and monitor progress toward their goals. Metacognitive students assess and adjust their learning environment to keep it free from distractions. Read the profiles below and tell whether the student is a metacognitive student . 1. Is the student is focused on learning ? Are they multitasking ? (How can you tell?) 2. Has the student identified their learning goals ? (How can you tell?) 3. Does the student make adjustments to their learning environment to overcome problems? (If so what? If not, what changes do you recommend?) 4. Does he or she make adjustments to their thinking or learning strategies and optimize learning? (If so, how? It not, what do you recommend?) 5. Does the student accurately gauge their progress ? (How? If not, what do you recommend?) PRODUCT PREVIEW “Hi! I’m Ali. I usually do my algebra homework at the coffee house after school. It’s crowded and noisy, but I like listening to everyone around me as I work on problems – it makes it less boring. I have a quiz tomorrow, so today I reviewed some stuff that might be on the quiz. I hope I remember! I totally never feel like I have a good grasp of what I’m supposed to know before my teacher moves on to the next chapter, but so far this semester, I’m passing the class.” Is Alison a metacognitive student? Why or why not? _ _____________________________________________________________ _ _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
“Hey, I’m Max. OK, well bio is by far my worst class. For one thing, it’s super hard. My teacher gives us way too much homework. Also, it’s first period which starts at 7:45 and it’s hard for me to stay awake that early in the morning. Agggh I am so tired. I especially struggle with the labs, because I don’t get what’s going on or what the point of it is. I usually start my science homework about 9:00 at night because I have lacrosse practice from 5:00-7:00. Then I have to eat dinner and do a little gaming. I study on my bed. I don’t get through much of the reading before I’m asleep.” Is Max a metacognitive student? Why or why not?
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Chapter 2 | Metacognition: The Self-Aware Student
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