EDUC 113 Module 01 Acticity Sheet
EDUC 113 Module 01 Acticity Sheet
EDUC 113 Module 01 Acticity Sheet
FACILITATING LEARNING
Metacognition
OBJECTIVES:
• Explain metacognition to learners
• Determine a movie or an expert learner
• Apply the metacognitive strategies in your own quest for learning.
INTRODUCTION:
Metacognition is such a long word. What does it mean? You will find
this out in this module.
ACTIVITY:
PART 1 MOTIVATION
Always Sometimes Never Your
(10) (5) (0) Score
1 I exert effort to find out why I / 10
need to do a particular task.
2 I reward myself when I work. / 5
3 I see to it that I give myself / 5
regular breaks from work.
4 I can keep my concentration / 10
and does not let my mind "drift
away".
5 I have ways of dealing with / 5
distractions.
6 I am willing to do the work I do / 10
not enjoy because I see it as
important.
7 I seek clarification from the / 5
teacher about her expectations
and standards.
8 I go to tutorials to improve my / 0
school work.
Feedback: Scores from 55 to 80 mean that you do not appear to have many
problems in getting down to work and keeping to it.
Scores from 35 to 50 mean that you sometimes get down to work but
you can be distracted, you might not always be certain why you are
having to work. You probably could benefit from learning some
techniques that help you get down to work more consistently and keep
at it.
Scores of 30 and below signify that you really do have problems in
getting down to work. Unless you develop skills in this area you are
likely to have many unsatisfactory experiences as a student
throughout your life. You need to take action.
ABSTRACTION/GENERALIZATION
What you just did while answering the questionnaire and analyzing your scores is an
exercise in metacognition. You stopped for a moment and thought about how you study and
learn. You were reminded of your strengths and weaknesses, then you wrote what it is
that you can do to improve your study habits. Hopefully, this will help you start to learn
more effectively.
The most important goal of education is to teach students how to learn on their own.
The quotation on the side margin stresses this. It is vital that students acquire the skills of
how to learn; and that these skills enable them to learn not just while they are in school but
for a lifetime. This entails a deeper awareness of how one processes information, the ability
to evaluate his own thinking and to think of ways to make his own learning process more
effective. All these involve metacognition.
Just, what is metacognition? This appears to be such a high sounding word that
some people are confused about what it is about even before they actually spend time to
find out what it really means. It is not at all that complicated. In fact we do metacognitive
activities so often in our daily lives. When you sense that you are experiencing some difficulty
with a topic you are studying, and you try out different strategies to learn better, you are
practicing metacognition. The word maybe long, seems to be so intangible but it is worth
focusing on because it can help you to be a more successful learner. When you become
a teacher, it can also help your students to learn more efficiently and effectively.
If you teach a person what to learn, you are preparing that person for the past. If you teach a
person how to learn, you are preparing that person for the future."
-Cyril Houle-