Metacognition
“Metacognition allows students to make decisions about how they learn best by helping them become aware of what they are doing when they are learning" (Kaplan et al. 2023).
Resources
- A review of metacognition from Vanderbilt University's Center for Teaching and Learning
- Metacognition and Student Learning, a piece by James Lang from The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Articles
- Zimmerman, Barry J. “Becoming a Self-Regulated Learner: An Overview.” Theory Into Practice, vol. 41, no. 2, May 2002, pp. 64–70. Taylor and Francis+NEJM, https://doi.org/10.1207/s15430421tip4102_2.
Books
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Bransford, J. D., et al. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition. Expanded ed. edition, National Academies Press, 1999.
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Brown, P., Roediger III H., McDaniel A. M. Make it Stick: the Science of Successful Learning. (2014). Harvard University Press
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Kaplan, M., Silver, A., LaVaque-Manty, D., Meizlish D. (2013). Using Reflection and Metacognition to Improve Student Learning : Across the Disciplines, Across the Academy: Vol. First edition. Routledge.
- Lovett, Marsha C., et al. How Learning Works: Eight Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. 2nd ed., Jossey-Bass, 2023, https://research.ebsco.com/c/6l5vh5/search/results?schemaId=search&q=how+learning+works.
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McGuire, Saundra Yancy. Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation. Routledge, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003447313.
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Nilson, Linda B. Creating Self-Regulated Learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students’ Self-Awareness and Learning Skills. Routledge, 2013, https://research.ebsco.com/c/6l5vh5/search/results?q=Creating%20Self-Regulated%20Learners%3A%20Strategies%20to%20Strengthen%20Students%E2%80%99%20Self-Awareness%20and%20Learning%20Skills&autocorrect=y&limiters=None&resetPageNumber=true&searchSegment=all-results.
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Nelson, Thomas O. Metacognition: Core Readings. Allyn & Bacon, 1992, pp. xi, 436. APA PsycNet, https://research.ebsco.com/c/6l5vh5/search/details/4zun53sg3v?limiters=None&q=Metacognition%3A%20%20Core%20readings