Chapter 4

Metacognition is the act of thinking about one's ________ p.39

Schraw and Dennison divide metacognitive awareness into two main categories: p. 40

• Content and awareness

• Knowledge of cognition and content

• regulation of cognition and content

• knowledge of cognition and regulation of cognition

Teaching metacognitive skills encourage student to become more aware of their learning and it can help shift them from passive to _____ participants in the classroom. p. 41

• engaged

• active

• aware

Research indicates that metagnition has a strong ______ influence on student learning (Wang, Haertel, & Walberg). p. 40-41

Review: Traditional grades do not clearly align the grades entered into the gradebook with __________ skills.