Focus on Student Learning - Promoting Student Metacognition by Denise Nelson https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition Thinking About One's Thinking en-us 2017-05-11 21:12:38 UTC 2023-01-19 15:17:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Defining Metacognition denise_nelson https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171370492 - "awareness or analysis of one's own learning or thinking processes" (Merriam-Webster, 2012)]]> 2017-05-11 21:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171370492 Promoting Student Metacognition denise_nelson https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171370545
  • Pre-assessments - Encourage students to examine their current thinking:
    "What do I already know about this topic?"
  • Think-pair-share reflections - Ask students to reflect on their learning individually before pair sharing.
    •         "What is my perspective?"...
    • The muddiest point - Give students practice in identifying difficulties/confusion:
      "What I found most confusing or unclear was..."
    • Minute papers - Have students reflect on a prompt.
      "What are the most significant things that I have learned during this session?"
    • Retrospective post-assessments - Push student to recognize conceptual change:
      "Before this course, I thought conducting research was...Now I think that conducting research is..."
      "How is my thinking changing (or not changing) over time?"
    • Post-exam analyses ("exam wrappers") - Prompt students to analyze the results of a graded exam:
            "Do I see patterns of mistakes and areas for improvement?"
    • Reflective journals - Provide a forum in which students regulate their own thinking and identify the gaps in their learning:
      "What about my preparation for class worked well that I should remember for next time?"
      "What did not work so well that I should do different next time?"

      Tanner, K. D.  (2012). Promoting student metacognition. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 11, 113-120. Retrieved from http://www.lifescied.org/content/11/2/113.full 

    ]]>     2017-05-11 21:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171370545     Developing a Class Culture Grounded in Metacognition denise_nelson https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171370805
  • Give students permission to identify confusions.
    Ask students what they found confusing, acknowledge difficulties.
  • Integrate reflection into credited course work.
    Ask students what they found challenging or what questions remain uppermost in their minds.
    Ask students how they arrived at the answer they chose.
  • Model metacognition for students.
    Share with students the process or road map which you used to analyze your learning and how you make tactical adjustments.

    • Tanner, K. D.  (2012). Promoting student metacognition. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 11, 113-120. Retrieved from http://www.lifescied.org/content/11/2/113.full 

    ]]>     2017-05-11 21:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171370805     Using metacognition as a vehicle to foster deeper & more integrative learning... denise_nelson https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171375878 Help students discover who they are as learners and the ways in which the learning process creates opportunities for deeper and more integrative learning to occur. Steiner & Foote (2017), argue that metacognition allows students to "embrace their personal cognitive differences and leverage them to develop dynamic approaches to learning." As students come to know themselves as learners, they realize that each learning task may require a slightly different tactic. They quickly realize their mistake and try another approach to achieve results. They plan, monitor, and evaluate their own learning.

    Steiner, H. & Foote, S. (2017, May 15). Using metacognition to reframe our thinking about learning styles. Retrieved from https://www.facultyfocus.com]]>     2017-05-11 22:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171375878     Sharing Metacognition Ideas... denise_nelson https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171958008 If you are interested in discussing pedagogical strategies to reinforce metacognition or learning in general, please let me know, and we can have an in-person or Zoom meeting.           
    Phone: 306-337-3162                                                   
    Email: denise.nelson@uregina.ca]]>     2017-05-15 21:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171958008     Teaching Metacognitive Skills denise_nelson https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171962138 The Centre for Teaching Excellence, Univeristy of Waterloo describes the two domains of metacognition: knowlege of cognition and regulation of cognition (Schraw & Moshman, 195) as well as strategies to support each domain. When incorporating metacognitive strategies, be intentional, explicit and don't overdo it
    University of Waterloo. (n.d.). Teaching metacognitive skills. Retrieved from https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/metacognitive]]>     2017-05-15 22:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/171962138     Making Thinking Visible Through Thinking Routines denise_nelson https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/172128442 These are a few user-friendly strategies to help make thinking visible:
    • See-Think-Wonder - introducing/exploring ideas
    What do I see?
    What do I think is going on?
    What does it make me wonder?
    • Connect-Extend-Challenge - synthesizing/organizing ideas
    How are the ideas and information connected to what I already know?
    What new ideas did I get that extended my thinking?
    What challenges have come up in my mind?
    • Circle of Viewpoints - digging deeper into ideas
    I am thinking of [name of the event/issue] from ____ perspective.
    A question I have from this viewpoint is ...

    Ritchhart, R., Church, M., & Morrison, K. (2011). Making thinking visible: How to promote engagement, understanding, and independence for all learners. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco.
    ]]>     2017-05-16 15:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/172128442     What Strategies Are You Using to Promote Student Metacognition? denise_nelson https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/172140251 Explore the resources below about promoting metacognition...helping our students learn How to Think...]]> 2017-05-16 16:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_nelson/metacognition/wish/172140251