Metacognition- “thinking about

thinking” or “learning how to learn”

-is a higher order of thinking that
enables understanding, analysis and
control of your cognitive processes.

Metacognitive knowledge-
understanding what you know about
yourself as cognitive processor.
Metacognitive knowledge can be
divided into three categories:
1. Person Variables-includes how one
views himself as a learner and thinker.
2. Task Variables-includes knowledge
about the nature of the task.
3. Strategy Variable-involves awareness
of the strategy you are using to learn a
topic and evaluating whether this
strategy is effective.
Meta-attention- is the awareness of
specific strategies so that you can keep
your attention focused on the topic or
task at hand.
Metamemory-is your awareness of
memory strategies that work best for
you.