E PSY 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Divergent Thinking, Metacognition, Critical Thinking

• School: SUNY Albany
• Department: Educational Psychology & Methodology
• Course: E PSY 200
• Professor: Haiyang Su

Document Summary

Comprehension monitoring: a process of periodically checking oneself for recall and. Metacognition: literally means thinking about thinking. it includes learners" knowledge and beliefs about their own cognitive processes, as well as their conscious attempts to engage in behaviors and thought processes that enhance learning and memory. Overt strategies: ones that are readily apparent in what learners do in their efforts to master new topics and skills. Covert strategies: mental strategies we can"t directly see that are ultimately responsible for successful learning. understanding. Co-regulated learning: the adult and children share responsibility for directing various aspects of the learning process. Transfer: the extent to which knowledge and skills acquired in one situation affect a person"s learning or performance in a subsequent situation. (using previous information to something new) Positive transfer: something you"ve learned helps with new learning. Negative transfer: something you"ve learned before interferes with new learning. General transfer: learning in one situation affects learning and performance in a very different situation.