EDP 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Critical Thinking, Metacognition
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Knowledge about when and why to use strategies. Estimating how difficult a chemistry project will be. Understanding how much you know about makes and models of cars. Knowing when your performance on the trumpet was up to par. Knowing which trivial pursuit categories you are strong and weak at. Calibration is the degree to which one can match the perception of their performance with their actual level of performance. Monitoring accuracy (calibration) is not strongly related to general ability, perhaps not related at all. Background knowledge appears to be an essential component in the development of accurate monitoring skills. Strategy training appears to be an effective means by which to increase skill and monitoring accuracy. Summary recommendations from information processing theories of learning. Develop not only knowledge but the ability to monitor one"s learning. Don"t take for granted that students know these. These are things you do simultaneously while learning.
