Metacognition: The key to success?
Anxiety reduction tips and techniques
The research basis for the strategies, tips, and techniques presented
Metacognition
Characteristics
Metacognition is defined as "Knowing what I know and what I don't know." It is the first step and the key to success in applying appropriate study strategies effectively. Metacognitive awareness is a powerful tool in establishing conscious control and monitoring of your own learning and success.
Metacognitive Strategies (& suggested sequence)
- You assess your knowledge base and its gaps, strengths, and weaknesses.
- You then decide which areas you want to address first (from
the model).
- Select the specific strategies you want to begin to use:
Motivation, Acquisition, Retention, Performance, Anxiety Reduction
- Assess the "fit" to you and begin to monitor any changes
in "learning" that occur.
- Evaluate the continued use of chosen strategies and the need to add
other strategies (go back to step 1) and re-assess. The model becomes
a continuous cycle of conscious (metacognitive)
- assessment of needs,
- selecting and implementing strategies,
- and evaluation of effectiveness