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metacognition in Spanish

metacognition in Spanish is metacognición — metacognition means awareness and understanding of your own thinking, including knowing how you learn, judging how well you understand something, and choosing strategies to fix the gaps.

metacognition in Spanish

metacognición
noun
(philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking.

What does "metacognition" mean?

  1. noun Awareness and understanding of your own thinking, including knowing how you learn, judging how well you understand something, and choosing strategies to fix the gaps.
    "Teaching metacognition helps pupils notice when they have not really understood a text."
  2. noun The monitoring and control of mental processes as studied in psychology, covering metamemory, judgements of learning and confidence in one's own answers.
    "The experiment measured metacognition by comparing confidence ratings with actual accuracy."
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metacognition in a sentence

  • Teaching metacognition helps pupils notice when they have not really understood a text.
  • Strong metacognition is what separates a student who rereads from one who tests themselves.
  • The experiment measured metacognition by comparing confidence ratings with actual accuracy.

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What is "metacognition" in Spanish?

"metacognition" in Spanish is metacognición. metacognition means: Awareness and understanding of your own thinking, including knowing how you learn, judging how well you understand something, and choosing strategies to fix the gaps.

How do you use "metacognition" in a sentence?

Example: "Teaching metacognition helps pupils notice when they have not really understood a text." In Spanish, "metacognition" is metacognición.

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