Lifespan Metacognition Examples

According to our textbook, Invitation to the Life Span, metacognition is a control process that essentially allows an individual to better understand what they know, how they learn, and how they can improve their ability to learn. When an individual considers how they may improve their ability to learn, they develop strategies. One situation was presented in a video on Metacognition, in which students were able to enhance their reading comprehension and memory. Strategies consisted of careful reading, review of the text, the production of questions in relation to the text, and the enhancement of their knowledge in vocabulary.

William Pierce’s presentation, METACOGNITION: Study Strategies, Monitoring, and Motivation, addresses appropriate strategies for all students to increase metacognition. In order for students to use these strategies, they must obtain declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge. These three forms of knowledge are necessary for a student to differentiate course work between various courses and take efficient notes. Together metacognition and the three types of knowledge support educational goals and self-assessment.

There are many metacognitive strategies and activities built into this LifeSpan course through the use of LaunchPad. LaunchPad allows a student to access the …show more content…
LaunchPad is one example for this LifeSpan course. I am able to take notes, test myself, and apply what I have learned. The same goes for my other courses in which I use a hard copy of a textbook. I use a variety of colored highlighters to target distinct information. Each color represents a different subject in the text. Other ways I use metacognition in college courses and every day life is when I know I should be doing or working on something and I am not. When I catch myself procrastinating, I am able to motivate myself to get the assignment, errand, or chore