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APPLICATION OF SKILLS
Pledge of the Metacognitive Student I, _______________________, Student, do hereby make this Pledge: From this day forward, I will not just go through the motions of learning. When I am learning, I will: • Focus on the single task of learning as I learn. • Identify my specific learning goals. • Adjust my learning environment to optimize learning. • Monitor and adjust my thinking to optimize learning. • Gauge progress toward my learning goals by testing myself, reflecting on my learning, restating concepts, or making examples. From this day forward, I will be a metacognitive student! Signed: _____________________________ PRODUCT PREVIEW __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ What are your metacognitive weaknesses ? Discuss: __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ List three things you will begin doing immediately to be a self-aware, metacognitive student . 1. _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________________________________ Do you gauge your progress toward learning goals by restating what you learned in your own words, testing yourself, or creating examples? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ What are your metacognitive strengths ? Laser-like focus? Adjustable thinking? Your excellent learning environment? Discuss:
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THE 21st CENTURY STUDENT’S GUIDE TO STUDY SKILLS
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