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METACOGNITION
Metacognition is also a vital aspect in learning which is crucial to children and adults.
Metacognition refers not only to the knowledge of learning but also to the know-how of one's own
learning by determining one's strengths and weaknesses. One should be able to organize his or
her own learning from planning, monitoring success, correcting errors, and targeting goals all of
these are vital for effective learning. Metacognition is also the ability of the individual to do self-
reflection of his or her performance; one needs to have a clear insight of his or her own learning
so s/he could improve the planning on what to do more and perform even better
Bea, a working student, strives hard to earn money and at the same time study and
pass all the requirements on time. She is doing all these things because she is aware that
having diploma will give her more opportunities in the future; however, juggling studies
and work put great demands on her time.
Self-regulated learning process is a cycle in which the students set for the goals, plans for
the task, set for strategies, monitors the performance, and reflects for the outcome. This
cycle will be repeated as they use the results of the reflection and prepare for the next
task to reach the goal.
The Cycle of Self-Regulated Learning Showing
steps students can take throughout the process Image by Karin www.serc.carleton.edu Below are
the details by Zimmerman (2002) and Zumbrunn et al (2011) on what to consider in doing the
self-regulated learning process.
1. Plan, set goals, and lay out strategies As a student, you should have set what to achieve
before heading to the process to save time, energy, and effort. Here are the guide questions:
Analyze the learning task: Is this a task I've done before something new? Does it build off of a
task I've done before? How much time will it take? How much focus will
2. Use strategies and monitor performance In this stage, the students will execute the
outlined plan. These are some help tips to guide yourself if you're already in this stage. Use
self-observation to reflect on the actions taken by students and the effectiveness of the
results. For instance, I complete and understand my readings when I am in the library rather
than at home. If things don't go smoothly, you should have plan B,C, D,E, etc until such time
that you reach your target goal Let the students monitor their progress on the intermediate
goals, and the strategies
3. Reflect on performance In reality, students are more focused on the extrinsic outcome of their
grade. While grades are important, you should also reflect how well did you do on a particular
task and why. This self-reflection stage could help you understand why you earned the grade and
how to improve better in the next performance. Evaluate your own performance and results. You
should only compare your performance and original goal instead of comparing yourself to others
Reflect on the effectiveness of the strategies used. Have you selected the appropriate strategies?
Did you follow through with the selected strategy? • You should use the results of this reflection
on your next performance. How will you adapt the planning, strategy, time management, and
self-monitoring? The teachers or parents should help the child in managing the emotions, and
direct them eventually to improve the performance.
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