On metacognitive modelling – 7 Top Tips

Here are a few things I have found useful when explicitly explaining my thought processes in the classroom. It’s definitely not a definitive list, and I’d be really interested in hearing your top tips too. Make sure students are fully engaged in the process. You can help by not asking students to copy what youContinue reading “On metacognitive modelling – 7 Top Tips”

On Defining Metacognition

“It is at least conceivable that the ideas currently brewing in this area could someday be parlayed into a method of teaching children (and adults) to make wise and thoughtful life decisions as well as to comprehend and learn better in formal education settings.” (J. H. Flavell, 1979, p.910). I think a useful start forContinue reading “On Defining Metacognition”