Metacognition for Scholars: How to Engage in Deep Work
By Charity S. Peak, Ph.D. (Independent Consultant) True confession: I’m addicted to shallow work. I wouldn’t say I’m a procrastinator as much as I am someone who prefers checking small things off my...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Deep Learning in the Age of LearnSmart Course Systems (Part 2)
A few months ago, I shared Part 1 of this post. In it I presented the claim that, “If there are ways for students to spend less time per course and still “be successful,” they will find the ways to do...
View ArticleDeveloping Mindfulness as a Metacognitive Skill
by Ed Nuhfer Retired Professor of Geology and Director of Faculty Development and Director of Educational Assessment, enuhfer@earthlink.net, 208-241-5029 A simple concept for enhancing learning is to...
View ArticleMetacognitive Awareness of Learning Strategies in Undergraduates
This article by Jennifer McCabe presents the results of two studies focusing on metacognitive awareness of learning strategies in undergraduates. Participants were asked to evaluate and predict the...
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Developing Affective Abilities through Metacognition Part 2: Going Granular
Ed Nuhfer, California State Universities- retired In Part 1, we noted that the highest stages of thinking are not merely cognitive, but they require cognitive knowledge and skills with the addition of...
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Supporting Student Self-Assessment with Knowledge Surveys
by Dr. Lauren Scharff, U. S. Air Force Academy* In my earlier post this year, “Know Cubed” – How do students know if they know what they need to know?, I introduced three challenges for accurate...
View ArticleHow can I help students become more expert learners, so they engage in active...
by Stephanie Chasteen, University of Colorado Boulder “This chapter focuses on helping students engage productively in active learning classrooms by teaching students reflect on their learning and...
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On the Benefits of Metacognition: Seeking Justice by Overcoming Shallow...
By John Draeger, SUNY Buffalo State In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. responds to the white moderates of Birmingham who believed his protests were ill-timed and unnecessary....
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How Metacognition Helps Develop a New Skill
by Roman Taraban, Ph.D., Texas Tech University Metacognition is often described in terms of its general utility for monitoring cognitive processes and regulating information processing and behavior....
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Metacognition, the Representativeness Heuristic, and the Elusive Transfer of...
by Dr. Lauren Scharff, U. S. Air Force Academy* When we instructors think about student learning, we often default to immediate learning in our courses. However, when we take a moment to reflect on...
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