Metacognition
is a very important concept yet it can be simplified so easily. With the rapid
development of information diffusion technologies, students can use the
Internet, multimedia, and other digital instruments to acquire new knowledge
with ease. However, in face of diverse e-learning environments, how they can
choose useful information and monitor their self-learning process is an issue
that educators should pay attention to.
Here is a introduction of the
metacognitive strategies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKUcRwLCWA
In recent
years, some online courses, learning materials, and empirical studies on
development of metacognitive skills have been proposed. Most of them were
focused on metacognitive skills in science or language learning domains.
Increasing
metacognitive awareness (knowing what you know, and what you don’t know) is
critical for better self-regulation. Researchers have also pointed out that
most learners are deficient in performing basic metacognitive skills and will
not actively pursue metacognitive activities on their own. For examples of this
research, see the References listed at the end of this article by Claire E.
Weinstein, Jenefer Husman, and Douglas R. Dierking, and by Philip Winne.
Twitter is a convenient platform to provide this type of metacognitive support.
There
following are some examples.
