SINCE 1828
metacognition
noun
meta·cog·ni·tion
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Definition of metacognition
: awareness or analysis of one's own learning or thinking processes
research on metacognition … has demonstrated the value of monitoring one's own cognitive processes— Colette A. Daiute
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Of course, metacognition isn't the only mental process going on in people. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Political radicals don’t evaluate their own errors—about anything," 21 Dec. 2018 And the effectiveness of their metacognition could be evaluated using the accuracy of their answers. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Political radicals don’t evaluate their own errors—about anything," 21 Dec. 2018 Miyamoto says that this new technique will pave the way for the study of metamemory in other animals, and even humans—and will allow researchers to look more closely at the different types of metacognition. — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, "A Wise Monkey Knows How Little He Knows," 13 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'metacognition.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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