Metacognition and Self-Regulation in the Classroom

What is metacognition?

• Thinking about thinking

• Controlling one's behavior, emotions, and thoughts

• Acquiring knowledge about cognitive processes

• Planning and monitoring cognitive activities

According to John Flavell, what does metacognition consist of?

• Metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive experiences

• Metacognitive strategies and cognitive processes

• Metacognitive regulation and cognitive goals

• Metacognitive comprehension monitoring and self-questioning

What does metacognitive knowledge refer to?

• General knowledge about how human beings learn

• Individual knowledge of one's own learning processes

• Knowledge about the nature of a task

• Sequential processes used to control cognitive activities

What are metacognitive experiences?

• Processes used to regulate and oversee learning

• Strategies used to achieve a particular goal

• Processes that occur when cognition fails

• Knowledge actively used to ensure a goal is met

How are metacognitive strategies different from cognitive strategies?

• Metacognitive strategies are used to ensure a goal has been reached

• Cognitive strategies are used to control cognitive activities

• Metacognitive strategies are used to achieve a particular goal

• Cognitive strategies are used to regulate and oversee learning

What is the role of metacognitive strategies in the classroom?

• Connecting new information to former knowledge

• Selecting thinking strategies deliberately

• Planning, monitoring, and evaluating thinking processes

• All of the above

What is one strategy for developing metacognitive behaviors?

• Identifying 'what you know' and 'what you don't know'

• Talking about thinking

• Keeping a thinking journal

• All of the above

What is self-regulation theory?

• A system of conscious personal management

• The process of guiding one's own thoughts, behaviors, and feelings

• Anchoring and adjusting performance in response to feedback

• All of the above

What are the four basic self-regulation strategies?

• Goal-setting, self-monitoring, self-talk, self-reinforcement

• Planning, monitoring, evaluating, adjusting

• Attention, motivation, self-efficacy, experience

• Memory, comprehension, note-taking, rehearsal

What are some effective strategies for self-regulation?

• Mindfulness and cognitive reappraisal

• Acceptance and problem-solving

• Changing how you think about a situation

• All of the above