Introduction Metacognition is simply described as thinking about thinking (Kearsley, 1994). It is more complexly defined as one¡¦s ¡§knowledge of their own learning and cognitive processes and their consequent regulation of those processes to enhance learning and memory¡¨ (Ormrod, 1999, p.319). The better a person is at metacognitive skills the higher their learning and achievement will be. The following will describe and discuss skills and knowledge included in metacognition. The class text talks about six skills …showed first 75 words of 1114 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1114 total…capabilities are and of what learning tasks can be accomplished ƒÊ Knowing which learning strategies are effective and which are not ƒÊ Planning an approach to a learning task that is likely to be successful ƒÊ Using effective learning strategies ƒÊ Monitoring one¡¦s present knowledge state ƒÊ Knowing effective strategies for retrieval of previously stored information When all these skills and knowledge are used in conjunction with one another studying and learning is more efficient and less time consuming.