WorksheetsMetacognition
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. Metacognition definition:
“It is about planning how to undertake a task, then ................ undertaking that activity, while monitoring the strategy to check progress, then evaluating the overall success.”
consciously
cognitively
carefully
confidently
2. Metacognition definition:
“It is about planning how to undertake a task, then cognitively undertaking that activity, while monitoring the strategy to check progress, then .................. the overall success.”
checking
proof-reading
evaluating
celebrating
3. Metacognition is a general skill which does not require subject knowledge
True
False
4. Metacognition strategies should be used with:
High-ability students in Year 10 and above
Low-ability students in Year 7
All students in all year groups
5. Metacognition strategies are best used:
At the beginning of a unit
Throughout a unit (essentially every lesson)
For revision
6. What is the capacity of the duration of a teenager's long-term memory?
1 hour
1 week
2 months
5 years
Lifetime
7. Metacognition occurs:
Internally - in the student's brain
Externally - in the teacher's instructions
Externally - in the work the student produces
8. 'Self-regulation' is a synonym of 'metacognition'
True
False
9. If a misconception arises...
Just tell the student they are incorrect
Explain/question why the misconception is incorrect
10. If students are shown what a good example looks like and then asked to produce their own, does this support their metacognition?
Yes
No
11. When modelling thought-processes, is it helpful to deliberately make mistakes and correct them?
Yes
No
12. Should you model the thought-processes of planning, proof-reading, checking against the success criteria and editing?
Yes
No
13. When modellling the thought-process, should you be narrating in first person e.g. “I need to…” or second person e.g. “You need to…?
First person – I
Second person - You
14. Do students need to know the success criteria to be able to produce a successful response?
Yes
No
15. Which of these is an example of a metacognitive question?
What are Macbeth’s motivations and why?
How does this link to what you learnt in Year 7?
What steps did you take to get to this point?
