Meta-cognition Learning+Strategies


 * Meta-cognition** is defined as "cognition about cognition", or "knowing about knowing."[1] It can take many forms; it includes knowledge about when and how to use particular strategies for learning or for problem solving.[1] Meta-memory, defined as knowing about memory and mnemonic strategies, is an especially important form of meta-cognition."[2] Differences in metacognitive processing across cultures have not been widely studied, but could provide better outcomes in cross-cultural learning between teachers and students.[3]Some evolutionary psychologists hypothesize that meta-cognition is used as a survival tool, which would make meta-cognition the same across cultures.[3] Writings on metacognition can be traced back at least as far as De Anima and the Parva Naturalia of the Greek philosopher Aristotle.[4]

== References ==

 1. Metcalfe, J., & Shimamura, A. P. (1994). Metacognition: knowing about knowing. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 2. Dunlosky, J. & Bjork, R. A. (Eds), Handbook of Metamemory and Memory. Psychology Press: New York. 3. Wright, Frederick. APERA Conference 2008. 14 Apr. 2009. http://www.apera08.nie.edu.sg/proceedings/4.24.pdf. 4. Oxford Psychology Dictionary;metacognition.