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1. METACOGNITION
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Welcome to Topic
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Candice Livingston
English audio
METACOGNITION
TOPIC 3

2. METACOGNITION
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Welkom by
onderwerp 3
Cathy Booysen Afrikaans
audio
METACOGNITION
TOPIC 3

3. METACOGNITION
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Wamkelekile
kwisihloko 3
Nomakholwa Sithole
isiXhosa audio
METACOGNITION
TOPIC 3

4. COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY 1
“So few people are really
aware of their thoughts. Their
minds run all over the place
without their permission, and
they go along for the ride
unknowingly and without
making a choice.”
― Thomas M. Sterner,
1. What does this quote mean
for you?
1. Can this quote be true for
the learners in your class?
Substantiate your answer.
STEPS TO FOLLOW
● Open your phone’s camera and
scan the QR code to open up a
collaborative Padlet activity.
● Read the question and place
your response on a “sticky note”.
You do not need to type you
answer, but can provide an
audio recording of your
response.
● Click on the Padlet icon to
watch a video on how to write on
the Padlet wall or insert a voice
note
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WHAT IS METACOGNITION?
★ Metacognition refers to “thinking
about thinking”
★ Metacognition is the knowledge you
have of your own cognitive
processes (your thinking).
★ It is your ability to control your
thinking processes through various
strategies, such as organizing,
monitoring, and adapting.
★ It is your ability to reflect upon the
tasks or processes you undertake
★ It is your ability to select and utilise
the appropriate strategies

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METACOGNITIVE ENVIRONMENT
★ Allowing learners to talk about what
they are doing and giving them an
opportunity to share ideas with others
facilitates growth.
★ A learning environment that provides a
culture encouraging mistakes and
revisions also supports metacognition.
★ Through revisions and multiple
attempts, young learners start collecting
related information and noticing they are
doing so.
★ They also become more aware of their
memory.

7. AWARENESS OF KNOWLEDGE
AWARENESS OF KNOWLEDGE
★ Prior to understanding that they are thinking,
learners need to become aware that they possess
knowledge.
★ As a teacher you can help demonstrate their
knowledge by pointing it out:
★ "You knew just where to find the matching card," or
by asking questions: "Do you know how many more
need to be added so we have five trucks." During
reading, ask questions about content: "what is the
name of Xolani's dog?
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8. AWARENESS OF THINKING
AWARENESS OF THINKING
★ To help young learner become aware of
their own thinking, you can demonstrate
your awareness of your thinking.
★ Think out loud in front of the learners
and encourage them to do the same: “I
was just thinking that we should do a
science activity now. What do you think?"
★ During reading time you can ask
questions about what a character might
be thinking: "What is the little girl thinking
about?"
★ Seeking verbal responses from learners
allows them to hear each other and
consider different perspectives.
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9. AWARENESS OF STRATEGIES
AWARENESS OF STRATEGIES
★ Your goal with learners is to help them
improve their problem-solving skills and
develop their own learning strategies.
★ Building on learners’ previous
knowledge and actively assisting with
sense-making will help them see the utility
of strategic learning.
★ With your young learners you can facilitate
this by asking them to predict outcomes:
"What will happen if we try to put more
liquid in this full container?" and make
choices: "Do you want to help put toys
away or wipe the table?
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PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF HOW
TO TEACH STRATEGIES

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FP METACOGNITIVE STRATEGY USE
Did you know?
Research done by Kyoto University
found that a student must use
metacognition when playing both video
games and more traditional games --
board games, for example. This
manifests his/her strategy use. The
student must plan a strategy and see it
through, evaluating which elements of
his/her plan worked and which did not
when the game is over. After the game
is over he/she must be able to
articulate her results.

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IP METACOGNITIVE STRATEGY USE

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FET METACOGNITIVE STRATEGY USE
Did you know?

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TEST 1
STEPS TO FOLLOW
● Hover your mouse over the image on your
left
● Click on the image to enter the test
● Please write your SURNAME and NAME
at the start of the test
● Each question has 20 seconds in which to
finish
● Submit the test when you have completed
it

15. METACOGNITIVE TEACHING
FRAMEWORK
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Click on the image of
the ‘The Thinking
Teacher’
This opens up an
interesting chapter
on ‘The
Metacognitive
Teaching Framework’
and has lots of ideas
how to incorporate it
in your classroom

16. HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE
METACOGNITION?
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17. SCAFFOLDED THINKING
★ Tap into prior knowledge
★ Pre-teach vocabulary
★ Use visual aids
★ Pause - ask questions - pause - review
★ Think alouds
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18. MODEL YOUR OWN THINKING
Modeling your thoughts during a read aloud
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19. PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO NOTICE
THINKING
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Click on the
image of the
‘The Thinker’
This opens up
an interesting
article on how
to provide
opportunities
to notice
thinking in
your classroom

20. THINKING STEMS
★ The use of anchor charts
★ Activation of prior
knowledge
★ Connections
★ Visualisation
★ Questioning
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21. https://flipgrid.com/f578b12f
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FEEDBACK
FlipGrid feedback
● Click on the FlipGrid icon on
your left
● Join the FlipGrid entitled
‘Metacognition reflection’ by
signing in using your Gmail
account.
● Watch the video on this
FlipGrid called ‘Candice L’ and
then record your response by
clicking on the ‘Record your
response’ button.

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Toolkit
FP INTERESTING WAYS TO TEACH
METACOGNITION

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Wrappers
Thinking strips
IP INTERESTING WAYS TO TEACH
METACOGNITION

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FET INTERESTING WAYS TO TEACH
METACOGNITION
★ Asses the task
★ Evaluate strengths and weaknesses
★ Plan the approach
★ Apply strategies

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ASSESSING METACOGNITION

26. COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY 2
STEPS TO FOLLOW
Study the Scenario provided and then
answer the following question:
Scenario
● As a teacher of at your
school, provide THREE
strategies to support your
colleagues in incorporating
metacognition in the
classroom.
● You are now challenged to
apply your newly gained
knowledge and skills, gained
during this presentation.
STEPS TO FOLLOW
● Open your phone’s camera and
scan the QR code to open up a
collaborative Padlet activity.
● Read the question and place
your response on a “sticky note”.
You do not need to type you
answer, but can provide an
audio recording of your
response.
● Click on the Padlet icon to
watch a video on how to write on
the Padlet wall or insert a voice
note
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CONCLUSION
AND HAPPY
THINKING!!!

28. REFERENCES
Slide Media Hyperlink and title
2 Padlet https://padlet.com/candicelivingston77/w0yhm9w1u23ua8iw
3 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-4N7OxSMok
8 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAj3uSg6d6E&t=6s
11 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKUcRwLCWA
12 Test https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/60dd9a88374fe3001dc701a3
13 Picture http://www.progressiveteacher.in/learning-through-metacognition-concept-and-strategies/
Metacognition cycle
15 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBB0nbY-a8Y
16 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnbsajyG3YU
Modeling your thoughts
16 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjKgkBRZ8yM
Modeling your thoughts when you do a read aloud 28

29. REFERENCES
Slide Media Hyperlink and title
17 Website https://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-pathways-metacognition-in-classroom-marilyn-
price-mitchell
19 FlipGrid https://flipgrid.com/f578b12f
20 Website http://oneextradegreeteaching.com/metacognition-tool-kit-on-tpt-labor-of/
21 Website https://www.globalmetacognition.com/post/metacognition-activities-strategies-the-
ultimate-guide
22 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZrUWvfU6VU&t=2s
24 Padlet https://padlet.com/candicelivingston77/fw2wekg4gllljq8q
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