Does Thinking About Thinking Help Students Learn? The Importance and Relevance of Metacognition in Education
by Janice Williams One constant in the world of education is change but one concept aimed at improving student learning appears to be sticking; metacognition.
This portmanteau is derived from the Greek root ‘meta’ above or after and ‘cognition’ thinking and simply means ‘thinking about thinking’.
This piece aims to answer the question; does thinking …