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In academic pursuits, students often focus on the result, or end product—the solution to the equation, the completed persuasive essay, the finished lab report. But what about the process? How can you encourage students to critically examine and analyze their own thinking as they learn and perform? Metacognition, or thinking about thinking, encompasses a number of skills and strategies that allow students to better understand themselves as learners and thus better acquire, retain, and transfer knowledge. Here are three ways to cultivate metacognitive thinkers in your classroom.
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In academic pursuits, students often focus on the result, or end product—the solution to the equation, the completed persuasive essay, the finished lab report. But what about the process? How can you encourage students to critically examine and analyze their own thinking as they learn and perform? Metacognition, or thinking about thinking, encompasses a number of skills and strategies that allow students to better understand themselves as learners and thus better acquire, retain, and transfer knowledge. Here are three ways to cultivate metacognitive thinkers in your classroom.
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Strategies for Cultivating Metacognitive Thinkers
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