When students use metacognition, they become tremendously empowered as learners because they begin to be able to teach themselves.”
—Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire in Education Week Teacher
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2021 PROVOST'S RETREAT - Online Keynote by Dr. Saundra McGuire
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On Monday, August 23rd, Dr. Saundra McGuire facilitated an interactive session for faculty and staff to explore metacognitive strategies that increase students' understanding of and investment in their learning. The information in this keynote echo the strategies she suggests in her book and will help you integrate or be more intentional about metacognitive strategies in your classes.
(Must be logged into Amherst account.)
Featured Resources
The Learning Scientists Blog Post on Metacognition
This Learning Scientists' blog post provides a list of resources that further describe the research that demonstrates the benefits of metacognition as well as concrete classroom applications.
Teaching with Metacognition: Peer-Reviewed Activities
This Teaching with Metacognition Repository contains concrete examples from a variety of instructors in one of three categories:
- Developing metacognition skills in our students
- Practicing metacognitive instruction
- Applying metacognition practices beyond the classroom
Metacognitive Learning Versus Instruction
Thinking about Metacognitive Instruction - questions that students and teachers ask about learning and how to become more aware of the learning process
Promoting Student Metacognition
View sample questions and strategies to promote student metagocgnition about learning in a science classroom in Kimberly D. Tanner's Promoting Student Metacognition article.
Additional Metacognition Resources
Looking for a copy? Check out the CTL Resource Library. Resources may require Amherst login.
- Metacognition and Cognitive Monitoring: A New Area of Cognitive-Developmental Inquiry. Flavell, J.H. (1979). American Psychologist, 34(10), 906-911.
- Metacognition in Chemistry Education: Connecting Research and Practice. Miller, T. (2017). ACS Symposium Series, 1269, 1-15. [Recommended: Chapter 1 - Measurement, Theory, and Current Issues in Metacognition: An Overview]
- Promoting Student Metacognition. Tanner, K. (2017). CBE - Life Sciences Education., 11(2), 113-120.
- Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation. McGuire, S. (2015). Stylus.
- The Vocabulary Overview Guide: A Metacognitive Strategy to Improve Vocabulary Comprehension and Retention. Carr, E. (1985). International Literacy Association. 28(8), 684-689.