Developing metacognition

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Developing
metacognition
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove
Associate Professor, University of Southampton

Introduction
 Self-regulation and metacognition
are among
the most downloaded elements of
the EEF toolkit
 Guidance repo...

What is metacognition?
 Part of self-regulated learning -
 The extent to which learners are aware of:
– their strengths ...

What is metacognition?
Cognition
Metacognition
Motivation/affect
4

Cognition
 Information gathering
 Memorisation
 Understanding
 Applying
5

What is metacognition?
 Knowledge of cognition :
– Knowledge about yourself as a
learner
– Knowledge about strategies and...

What is metacognition?
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Metacognition
Cognition
control monitoring
Flow
of
Information

What is metacognition?
 Cognition and metacognition continuously interact
 For example, when memorising something, learn...

The role of motivation
 Monitoring and regulating cognition is an effortful process,
and to make that effort requires mot...

Why does metacognition matter?
 Significant impact on pupil attainment, on top of ability or
prior attainment
 Studies s...

Recommendations
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-
reports/metacognition-and-self-regulated-learn...

Teacher knowledge and skills
Strong understanding of the metacognitive
demands of the topics you are teaching.
One thing y...

Teach metacognitive strategies
Closely related to the first point. Closely linked to the specific
domain.
 Plan: what do ...

Explicit instruction as part of an
integrated approach
 An example:
1. Activating prior knowledge
2. Explicit strategy in...

Model cognitive and metacognitive
skills
 Teacher modelling
 Make steps explicit
 Deliberate difficulties
 Scaffolding...

Appropriate challenge
Role of motivation and self-confidence.
‘Goldilocks degree of challenge’: not too hard not
too easy....

Explicitly teach independent learning
skills
 Plan (goals), Monitor, Evaluate
 Learning techniques
– Elaborative interro...

Explicitly teach independent learning
skills
 Exploratory metacognitive talk
 Support teacher development
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Developing
metacognition
Thank you
Questions or interested in this or other
mathematics education project, get in touch!
D...

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