Metacognition

How to foster Metacognition?

Showing the objectives to the students at the beginning of the class.

Activating the previous knowledge of the students.

Checking their understanding.

Evaluating their understanding through a task.

Using the correct strategy to teach and make tasks.

Self evaluation.

Students have to know their knowledge.

1) In your own words, what is “automaticity”?

Automaticity is when we can do something without occupying our mind. If we do something repeatedly it will become in an automatic response habit.

2) How do we develop automaticity?

We can develop automaticity when we learn something and we repeat and practice it.

3) Create an example of how teachers can change the amount of “extraneous cognitive load” on an assignment?

Teachers can change that load creating a new routine in which the students know what they have to focus on in a class. Of this form they would be concentrated in the same routine which will be carefully prepared.

4) When have you felt that you had a “full cognitive load?”

When I have had a complete knowledge about something because I’m sure that I can teach what I have learned, and I know that knowledge is enough.