GE004: Understanding The Self

Learning To Be
A Better Learner Prepared by: Ms. RJ Galabit

REFERENCE: Alata, Caslib, Serafica, & Pawilen. (2018). Understanding The Self (First Edition). REX Book Store.
HOW DO
YOU STUDY?
Answer Page 114, Analysis, Question no. 2 of your book

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LEARNING
Learning partly makes up who you are

Learning is not just for the exams

Learning could happen outside the classroom

Learning is a natural trait of Homo Sapiens (Wise Man)

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METACOGNITION
"Thinking about thinking" (Livingston 1997; Papaleontiou-Louca, 2003).
Awareness of the scope and limitations of your current knowledge and skill (Meichenbaum, 1985).
It enables us to use existing knowledge and skills to approach a task (American Institutes for Research,

2010).
It is keeping one's emotions and motivations in check while learning.

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 The interest in the subject or topic
Example of

Motivations The level of difficulty or challenge

In learning
The reward or satisfaction

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Aspects of Metacognition
According to Paris and Winnograd 1990 in Papeleountiou-Louca (2003)

Self-appraisal Self-management
A personal reflection on your
A mental process using

knowledge and capabilities. what you have in adapting

Also called self-assessment. to learn or complete a task

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Elements of Metacognition
American Institutes for Research (2010)

Metacognitive knowledge Metacognition regulation

What you know about how you think Adjustment of thinking

processes to help learn

Personal variable - evaluation of

better
strengths and weaknesses
Task variable - what you know or think

about the task

Strategy variable - skills you already

have in dealing with tasks

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 Know your limits

Other skills that can help in Modify approach

EXERCISING
Skimming
METACOGNITION
According to Waterloo Student Success Office
Rehearsing

Self-Test

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TYPES OF METACOGNITIVE LEARNERS

TYPE DEFINITION

Unaware of their metacognitive processes even though they know the extent of their

TACIT LEARNERS
knowledge.

AWARE LEARNERS Aware of some of their metacognitive strategies, but no plan on how to use.

STRATEGIC LEARNERS Strategic in planning their action towards learning.

REFLECTIVE LEARNERS Simultaneously reflecting and adapting depending on their situation.

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