EDL1250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Metacognition, Deep Learning, Fix-Up

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WEEK!11!
Metacognition!and!Learning!
How$might$the$concept$of$metacognition$help$us$understand$own$and$others$learning?$How$
might$this$influence$how$we$teach?$
Cognition:$“the$mental$processes$and$abilities$that$people$engage$in;$it$includes$memory,$
learning,$problem-solving,$evaluation,$reasoning$and$decision$making’.$$
Metacognition:$“the$capacity$to$think$about$one’s$own$thinking.$This$allows$us$to$complete$
a$given$task$well$through$planning,$monitoring,$evaluating$and$comprehending.$$
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Metacognition$
Makes$the$individual$ore$aware$of$their$cognitive$processes.”$(a$heightened$awareness$of$
one’s$thought$processes$-$thinking$about$thinking)$Flavell$1979.$
Metacognition$is$the$process$by$which$a$learner$becomes$aware$of$their$own$cognitive$
processes$and$as$a$result$of$this,$makes$a$deliberate$response$to$any$given$stimulus$(Flavell,$
1979).$It$refers$to$higher$order$thinking$which$involves$active$control$over$the$cognitive$
processes$engaged$in$learning.$
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Why!is!metacognition!important?!
Because$it$shapes$active$rather$than$passive$learners,$gives$students$a$sense$of$control$over$
their$own$learning,$promotes$deep$learning$makes$students$aware$of$their$own$learning.$
Metacognition$looks$like$planning!how$to$approach$a$given$learning$task,'monitoring!
comprehension$and$evaluating!progress$toward$the$completion$of$a$task.$
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Flavell’s!tripartite!framework!!!
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Recommended!strategies!
Forgarty'(1994)$suggests$that$metacognition$is$a$process$that$spans$three$distinct$phases,$
and$that$to$be$successful$thinkers,$students$must$do$the$following:$
Plan$before$approaching$a$task$such$as$reading$for$comprehension$or$solving$a$math$
problem.$Monitor$their$understanding,$use$fix-up$strategies$meaning$breaks$down$
Evaluate$their$thinking$after$completing$the$task$
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Techniques!teachers!use:!!
ask$questions$about$processes$
encourage$reflective$learning$
problem$solve$by$thinking$aloud$
being$flexible$in$approach$to$learning$
attribute$success$to$controllable$factors$
reciprocal$teaching$$
guided$peer$questioning$
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Cognition: the mental processes and abilities that people engage in; it includes memory, learning, problem-solving, evaluation, reasoning and decision making". Metacognition: the capacity to think about one"s own thinking. This allows us to complete a given task well through planning, monitoring, evaluating and comprehending. Makes the individual ore aware of their cognitive processes. (a heightened awareness of one"s thought processes - thinking about thinking) flavell 1979. Metacognition is the process by which a learner becomes aware of their own cognitive processes and as a result of this, makes a deliberate response to any given stimulus (flavell, It refers to higher order thinking which involves active control over the cognitive processes engaged in learning. Because it shapes active rather than passive learners, gives students a sense of control over their own learning, promotes deep learning makes students aware of their own learning.

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