CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Metacognition is the process of thinking about one’s own thinking and learning. Metacognition: intentitional thinking about how you think and learn.

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: -Metacognition is the process of thinking about thinking.

Detailed explanation-4: -Metacognition is one’s ability to use prior knowledge to plan a strategy for approaching a learning task, take necessary steps to problem solve, reflect on and evaluate results, and modify one’s approach as needed.

Detailed explanation-5: -The metacognitive process, or cycle, involves three stages to coach you or your child through in order to improve their self-awareness and ultimately their executive functioning: Self-Monitoring, Self-Evaluating, and Self-Regulation.