IEEE Women in Engineering's "Activate Your Self-Esteem Using Metacognition" Workshop on September 21, 2017 in Vancouver.

1. By Selyn Chen

2. About Me
 Came from the little red dot on the globe, Singapore in Southeast
Asia
 Bachelor of Science in Psychology
 Working experience includes Singapore Government sector,
Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Innovation lab, Psychology,
Education and Research
 Most recent: Research in Metacognition under Associate Professor
Dr. Lee Ngan Hoe with the Mathematics & Mathematics Education
Department in National Institute of Education, Singapore
 Email: selyn@selync.com

3. Technology Time!
 Go to http://slido.com
 Event code # 6389
 Post any questions you have at any time
 Questions will be answered at the Q&A open floor

4. Describe yourself in three
words/phrases
 Using the post-it, write down the three words that
best describe your personality
 For example; Impatient, Friendly, Kind, Slow, Stubborn, etc.

5. Positive or Negative Self-
Concept?
Positive Words;
 Happy
 Blessed
 Content
 Cheerful
 Smiley
Negative Words;
 Anxious
 Inpatient
 Worried
 Sad

6. What is Self-Concept?
Self-concept is how you think of/perceive
yourself.
 Huge role in self-improvement and learning
 Create a self-fulfilling prophecy regarding to
success and failure
It can be Accurate/Inaccurate and Strong/Weak.

7. 4 Main Attributing Factors

8. 1) Physical (Appearance)
 Am I attractive? (Including face and body)
 What do I think of our look and body?
 Which part(s) I want to change?

9. 2) Social Roles
 Roles in society
 Student, teacher, father, mother, wife,
husband, daughter, son, boss, employee

10. 3) Personality Traits
 OCEAN
 Openness
 Conscientious
 Extroversion
 Agreeableness
 Neuroticism
(Big Five: OCEAN)

11. 4) Existential Factors
 Mean of our existent
 Our life purpose in the world
 What are the value of our life to others?

12. Equation of Self-Worth
Self-worth is defined as;
How deserving you
think you are
Self-Esteem
Self-Confidence
Self-Respect
Self
Worth
=
+
+

13. Basis of Self-Esteem
 It is the overall sense of personal values.
 It is stable & enduring.
 It involves beliefs about self which includes the
appraisal of own appearance, values, and
behaviors.
 Simple term: The (good/bad) feeling about yourself

14. Metacognition
“The Key To Our Happiness & Success in life.”
~ Dr. Bill Crawford
(Psychologist, Author & Coach)

15. Metacognition
 Higher thinking skill
 Thinking about our thinking
 Developed by Flavol in 1970s
 Uses more in the education section especially in
Mathematics education
 Cognitive science, personal/professional development
and even clinical treatment of psychological conditions
(Mood disorders, Schizophrenia)

16. Metacognition - The Big 3
Metacognitive Knowledge (Self-Awareness)
Metacognitive Monitoring (Self-Monitoring)
Metacognitive Control (Self-Regulating)

17. 4 Common Negative
Thought Patterns

18. 1) Absolute Assumption
- Either ACCEPT 100% or REJECT 100%
“Clara: My colleagues just stared at me after I said my
opinion at a meeting. They must think I am totally stupid
and incompetent.”

19. 2) Filtering & Distortion Thinking
- Filtering all positives, replacing with only
negative conclusions and distort every situation is
targeting at us
“Clara: My boss just praised me. She must be
sarcastic, I know I am just not good enough. I saw
her laughing at the pantry with Mandy. They must
be mocking me.”

20. 3) Mistake/Misunderstand
- Using feeling as a verification about truth
“Clara: I feel my classmates are ignoring me
because she is not welcome.”
feelings as facts

21. 4) Putting yourself down
- Believing that you are below everyone
“Clara: Our exam is coming, I am sure I will rank
the last in my class.”

22. 4-Step Metacognitive
Strategies to Increase Your
Self-Esteem

23. Step 1 - Reflection
 Write down in your journal your 10 thoughts
for the day
 Period of 7 days

24. Reflection Guiding Questions
 What are my top 10 significant thoughts now?
 What were the incidents happened that
affected my feeling that leads to this thinking
now and throughout the day?

25. Step 2 - Identify
 End of 7days, see the patterns and find all
the negative thoughts.

26. Identify Guiding Questions
 How does this thought benefits or drains you?
 Benefits: making you feel good (positive thoughts)
 Draining: makes you feel worse about yourself
(negative thoughts)
 Any similar thought patterns?
 Which thought patterns occurring more?

27. Step 3 - Challenge
 Challenge those negative thoughts while
you identify at the end of the 7 days.

28. Challenge Guiding Questions
 For those negative thoughts, why do I think
my thoughts are true?
 Can we replace this particular (-ve)
thought with a positive conclusion(+ve)?

29. Step 4 - Regulate
 Replacing negative thoughts with possible
facts and positive conclusions.

30. Regulate Guiding Steps
 Picture it in your mind with the new positive
vision before the start of your day.
 Be aware of similar thoughts and use the
strategies to replace with positive visions.

31. Exercise! (5 mins)
4-Step Metacognitive Strategies
 Write down your feeling and thoughts from
previous day/today
 Identify the negative thoughts
 Challenge and redefine your negative thoughts
 Regulate, replace with your new positive idea

32. Metacognition in …..
 Work Performance
 Leadership development
 Personal relationships
 Technology
 Communication skills

33. Q & A Open Floor

34. Additional Materials
Videos
 The Power of Metacognition: https://goo.gl/wguBbR
 TEDx The importance of self-awareness: https://goo.gl/c9mAb6
Books
 Metacognition: Cognitive and Social Dimensions by
Vincent Y Yzerbyt Guy Lories Benoit Dardenne
 Foundations of Metacognition by Michael J. Beran
Email me for more materials!