Skills for Learning: Metacognition
Skills for Learning:
Metacognition (Monitoring)
Metacognition refers to knowledge of how learning occurs, awareness of one’s learning ability, and the ability to regulate learning behaviors to achieve a desired goal. It involves a learner’s ability to plan, monitor and assess their learning. Metacognition plays a significant role in a student’s academic achievement across disciplines and has been identified as a key differentiator between sophisticated, successful learners and those who struggle, especially at learning independently. Weak Metacognition can “mask” the performance of underlying skills.
Skills: Planning, Monitoring, Assessing.
Outcomes: Independent learning and better problem-solving.
Did you Know?
John Hattie’s meta-analysis conducted across 95,000 studies involving 300 million students, internationally, found that metacognitive strategies were the most impactful strategy to maximize learning (Hattie, 2015).
of educators have been trained on incorporating strategies to strengthen student metacognition.
of educators agreed that when it comes to learning, metacognition can be just as important as intelligence
learning would improve for students if we incorporate strategies to strengthen metacognition
COGx Programs for Educators (PD) and Students
Our Educator PD program empowers Educators with strategies to develop metacognitive awareness and independent learning.
Educators learn...
- Educators learn a structured framework for supporting goal-directed behaviors from planning and execution to reflection and adjustment.
- Gain strategies to recognize and work with executive dysfunction helping students manage challenges with attention, organization, and follow-through.
- Implement targeted techniques to support motivation, planning, emotional regulation, processing regulation, self-monitoring, and self-regulation empowering students to take control of their learning.
Outcomes of COGx PD Program...
ofeducators enhanced their grasp on the role of metacognition in learning success and lifelong learning.
educators said they can identify ways to develop students' ability to monitor and manage their own learning behaviors.
of educators became more confident in planning and implementing strategies that enhance students' metacognitive awareness.
Our Student program empowers students with strategies to reflect on their learning and grow from feedback.
Students learn...
To reflect on their learning process and use feedback to adjust and improve their approach.
How to analyze mistakes and apply feedback effectively turning failures into opportunities for growth.
After what I have learned, I will provide students with opportunities to organize and structure information in a hierarchical manner through content organization activities such as concept maps or flow charts.
