METACOGNITION

Last week in University 101 we learned about Metacognition. To some that may be a very complicated word...I know i didn't understand what it meant before the class, but it has to do with they way we think, and the way we think about what we think. It kinda has to do with the thoughts being produced as you are given an assignment and as you are tackling the assignment as well. It's funny because after learning about this process I realized that it's nothing NEW I have to incorporate into my study habits or life, because it's stuff that I'm already doing. I look at an assignment and make sure I know what it's asking and whether I can do it. I think about how i'm going to handle the assignment, and the steps that I'm going to take to complete it. I can do this by incorporating any skills and talents I already have, or by developing new ones. Without even thinking about what I'm thinking about I then evaluate how my approach is being effect and if I'm going to need to fix it in any way. And then lastly look at my end result and compare it to things i will change or do the same for future references. It might seem at first like a complicated process, but really it's just a natural thing I'm already doing, and have been doing since I've started school. It's way cool. Now that I'm aware of it though, it can definitely be a little more helpful.