Metacognition

1. Metacognition definition:

“It is about planning how to undertake a task, then ................ undertaking that activity, while monitoring the strategy to check progress, then evaluating the overall success.”

• consciously

• cognitively

• carefully

• confidently

2. Metacognition definition:

“It is about planning how to undertake a task, then cognitively undertaking that activity, while monitoring the strategy to check progress, then .................. the overall success.”

• checking

• proof-reading

• evaluating

• celebrating

3. Metacognition is a general skill which does not require subject knowledge

• True

• False

4. Metacognition strategies should be used with:

• High-ability students in Year 10 and above

• Low-ability students in Year 7

• All students in all year groups

5. Metacognition strategies are best used:

• At the beginning of a unit

• Throughout a unit (essentially every lesson)

• For revision

6. What is the capacity of the duration of a teenager's long-term memory?

• 1 hour

• 1 week

• 2 months

• 5 years

• Lifetime

7. Metacognition occurs:

• Internally - in the student's brain

• Externally - in the teacher's instructions

• Externally - in the work the student produces

8. 'Self-regulation' is a synonym of 'metacognition'

• True

• False

9. If a misconception arises...

• Just tell the student they are incorrect

• Explain/question why the misconception is incorrect

10. If students are shown what a good example looks like and then asked to produce their own, does this support their metacognition?

• Yes

• No