Meaning & use
metacognition
Awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes, including how one learns and solves problems.
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Teaching metacognition helps students recognize which study strategies work best for them.
Through metacognition, she realized she understood math better by teaching it to others.
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Metacognition is often summarized as thinking about thinking and is a key concept in education and psychology.
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