GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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metacognition
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Detailed explanation-1: -Metacognition is the process of thinking about one’s own thinking and learning.
Detailed explanation-2: -Metacognition is, put simply, thinking about one’s thinking. More precisely, it refers to the processes used to plan, monitor, and assess one’s understanding and performance. Metacognition includes a critical awareness of a) one’s thinking and learning and b) oneself as a thinker and learner.
Detailed explanation-3: -Meta means about, after, or beyond. In terms of metacognition this refers to a higher level of cognition (beyond cognition). In simple terms, metacognition is being aware of and in control of one’s own mental processes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Metacognition is a form of self-awareness that incorporates monitoring of yourself (e.g. your thinking, your knowledge, your performance) as though you are outside yourself observing and critiquing your practice.
Detailed explanation-5: -This is metacognition. Perkins (1992) defined four levels of metacognitive learners: tacit; aware; strategic; reflective.