Metacognition refers to the concept of “knowing what you know.” It involves the ability to make accurate predictions about how well you will be able to then retrieve information later on. The ability to make those predictions is very important.
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Weekly Digest #93: Exercise and Learning 2.0
For Weekly Digest #31, we pulled together 5 resources on exercise and learning. But, there are TONS of resources out there about exercise and learning. Plus, in January we know a lot of people are thinking about good habits for 2018, and many may ...
Two Fields Come to Similar Conclusions About Effective Learning Strategies
Faculty in my psychology department study a large variety of different psychological phenomena, from a large variety of different lenses. We have community psychology, cognitive psychologists, developmental psychology, quantitative psychologists, and many more.
A Note from the Learning Scientists: Today’s guest post is a little bit different from those we normally publish; that is it’s not directly related to classroom learning. This post discusses the fact that our memories are not like tape recorders. Instead, our memory is reconstructive.
Weekly Digest #92: Returning to School and Work After the Break
The new year has started and probably most of you have returned to work and/or school by now – or will do so soon. It turns out that returning to the previous work/study routine is surprisingly difficult. Before the winter break everyone is extremely busy, then...
GUEST POST: Boosting Metacognition and Executive Functions in the Classroom
During your teaching career, you have probably come across students who can easily complete short, structured, tasks, yet often forget to do their homework or unexpectedly perform poorly on tests. Many psychologists explain this pattern of behavior as arising from...