Fostering Metacognition to Support Student Learning and Performance.

ABSTRACT: Metacognition is awareness and control of thinking for learning. Strong metacognitive skills have the power to impact student learning and performance. While metacognition can develop over time with practice, many students struggle to meaningfully engage in metacognitive processes. In an evidence-based teaching guide associated with this paper (https://lse.ascb.org/evidence-based-teaching-guides/student-metacognition), we outline the reasons metacognition is critical for learning and summarize relevant research on this topic. We focus on three main areas in which faculty can foster students' metacognition: supporting student learning strategies (i.e., study skills), encouraging monitoring and control of learning, and promoting social metacognition during group work. We distill insights fro

SUBMITTER: Stanton JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8734377 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature