Metacognition

Metacognition is commonly understood as "thinking about thinking". It refers to awareness of one's thinking such that it empowers one to regulate (change) one's thinking. Thus, metacognition is critical for human learning.

Metacognition involves thinking "out of the box"

Reading

• Multiple demonstrations of metacognition in nonhumans: Converging evidence or multiple mechanisms?
• Assessing students' metacognitive skills

See also

• Metacognition (Wikipedia)

External links

• Metacognition and self-regulation (YouTube)