Metacognition

Real readers use _______________ to think about their thinking while reading.

• Metacognition

• Schema

• Synthesizing

• Establishing Purpose

What is metacognition?

• creating mental images in your mind

• thinking about your thinking/learning

• wondering as you read

• thinking what the text might be about

Why is metacognition important for students? (check ALL that apply)

• success in college

• success in a career

• to be life-long learners

• finish high school sooner

Select all answers that are correct

A simple example of a metacognitive skill is:

• Realizing you missed something

• Telling yourself you are terrible at this

• Tell yourself to concentrate

• Quitting

Thinking about your thinking is being __________.

• metacognitive

• protagonist

• annotation

• text evidence

The metacognition cycle includes _________ strengths and weaknesses.

• evaluating

• reflecting on

• developing

• expecting

In the metacognition cycle, what is the last step.

• applying strategies

• reflecting

• assessing the task

• planning the approach

Which metacognitive habit is a student using when they know different methods to learn and try different ones when needed?

• applying focus

• applying goals

• applying environment

• applying strategies

Which component of the metacognition cycle is happening when a student creates an outline before writing an essay?

• planning the approach

• assessing the task

• reflecting

• evaluating strengths and weaknesses

Which component of the metacognition cycle is happening when a student goes to math tutoring because they know they're bad at math?

• planning the approach

• reflecting

• assessing the task

• evaluating strengths and weaknesses