Metacognition. Termed by the American Psychologist John H. Flavell, in 1979, it’s a combination of two words that best describe its meaning; meta – beyond and cognition – thinking. Going by this conceptualization, simply put, metacognition implies beyond thinking, or thinking about the thinking process.
Components of Metacognition
Metacognition principally involves being aware of one’s current thinking skills, and developing the same to customize the process of learning. The three major components of this process, are:
Metacognitive knowledge - Knowledge and awareness of one’s own cognitive processes.
Metacognitive regulation – Regulation of learning existing cognitive knowledge through regulatory activities and exercises.
Metacognitive experience – Experiences relevant to ongoing attempts at regulation.
Via Jim Lerman
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A very interesting article about metacognition and some ways to entice your learners to ruse it ☺