<p>The idea that reflection facilitates learning harkens back at least as far as the writings of Aristotle and Plato (Brown, 1987). However, it has only been fairly recently in the history of this topic that research has been directed at measuring metacognition. In the last several decades, metacognitive research has flourished and has been taken up by a number of research traditions—for example, developmental education and cognitive psychology. At the center of each of these literatures is an interest in how people think about the contents of their minds and how they use these evaluations to learn. However, these literatures have developed distinct traditions toward understanding learning.</p> <p> The Taxonomy of Metacognition provides readers with an exhaustive inventory of the terms, problems, and issues that have been broached in the study of metacognition across research fields. The book is the product of Pina Tarricone’s PhD thesis work on metacognition. According to Tarricone, as she researched her thesis she found that the concept of metacognition, as it was presented across literatures, is fuzzy, complex, and expansive (p. xvi). Thus began her endeavor to clarify the concept of metacognition and create a functional taxonomy that researchers and educators alike could
What Is Metacognition?
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<p>The idea that reflection facilitates learning harkens back at least as far as the writings of Aristotle and Plato (Brown, 1987). However, it has only been fairly recently in the history of this topic that research has been directed at measuring metacognition. In the last several decades, metacognitive research has flourished and has been taken up by a number of research traditions—for example, developmental education and cognitive psychology. At the center of each of these literatures is an interest in how people think about the contents of their minds and how they use these evaluations to learn. However, these literatures have developed distinct traditions toward understanding learning.</p> <p> The Taxonomy of Metacognition provides readers with an exhaustive inventory of the terms, problems, and issues that have been broached in the study of metacognition across research fields. The book is the product of Pina Tarricone’s PhD thesis work on metacognition. According to Tarricone, as she researched her thesis she found that the concept of metacognition, as it was presented across literatures, is fuzzy, complex, and expansive (p. xvi). Thus began her endeavor to clarify the concept of metacognition and create a functional taxonomy that researchers and educators alike couldPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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What Is Metacognition?
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