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Metacognition is thinking about the way you think and learn. Metacognition includes:
Having knowledge of yourself as a learner
Knowledge of the task at hand
Access to strategies needed to carry out your task
Planning how to approach a task
Evaluation progress as the task is being completed
Changing the play if difficulties arise
When approaching a task, you want to think about
What I know, what I do not know, how do I think, what helps me learn
Before...
Consider this checklist:
Am I clear about what I need to do?
If I am not clear, what can I do?
What is my strategy to complete this task?
Graphic Organizer? Notes? Draw a picture?
Identify what I already know
Set Goals
Determine a sequence
Deadlines
Identify distractors
Determine how to overcome distractors
During...
Monitor and Adjust:
Am I…
Making progress
Thinking about learning and identifying the problem
Comprehending what I read or is said and identify the problem/barrier if not
Making adjustments to help me
After...
How Did I do?
Did I accomplish the task?
Did I meet my time goals?
Did I stay on task?
What strategies did I use that helped me?
What strategies did I try that did not work?
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