Metacognition

Metacognition is an awareness of one's thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them. It is "thinking about thinking". The term comes from the root word meta, meaning "beyond", or "on top of".

Metacognition can take many forms, such as reflecting on one's ways of thinking, and knowing when and how oneself and others use particular strategies for problem-solving.
There are generally two components of metacognition: (1) cognitive conceptions and (2) a cognitive regulation system.
Research has shown that both components of metacognition play key roles in metaconceptual knowledge and learning.

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