KAT - Metacognition
What is Metacognition?
Metacognition is defined as thinking about one's own thinking.
It involves assessing and monitoring one's current levels of understanding and mastery of a skill, and making changes to behaviors and strategies to move learning forward.
Processes of Metacognition
Technology enhances the process of metacognition which allows students to
Learning activities with technology
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KAT - M.mp4Nature of Tech Tools supporting Learning Together
Reflective/ Journaling
Annotate and organise thoughts,
monitor and articulate/ document thinking process through taking notes
Pen down any questions for clarification or new ideas discovered helps assess own learning gaps
Capture students' thinking in cloud, and allow them to reflect their own thinking anytime
Provide platform for personalised feedback for students so they could reflect on their learning and make informed decisions
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Ways by which technology can develop metacognition:
●Externalisation of Knowledge and Thinking. Support sharing of what the students know and have learnt on online platforms in multiple modes.
●Analysis of Knowledge and Skills to regulate learning. Self-assessment of competency in achieving a learning goal and planning for the next steps.
●Monitoring and Reflecting of Thinking Process to regulate learning. Guiding reflection and thinking process through metacognitive supports e.g. customised thinking routines and pre-populated starters in SLS Interactive Thinking Tool.
Example
●To promote thinking and discussion, teacher gets students to examine their own understanding guided by the automated feedback that the teacher has included in SLS Multiple-Response Questions.
