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Help students develop metacognitive learning strategies, which refer to the ability to think about one’s own thinking processes. By engaging in metacognitive activities, students can become more aware of their own learning processes, monitor their own progress, and ultimately become more independent and effective learners.
Beginning of semester or throughout the semester.
None. You could ask students to prepare the questions beforehand.
This can be done as an assignment or live on class.
Ask students to reflect on one or both of these questions:
You can also modify the question to refer to a course they succeeded in, but there’s value in them reflecting on non-academic skills also
Think of something you’re not very good at:
You can share these questions with students in advance to give them time to reflect. Ask them to respond as an individual assignment (visible only to you) or in a format viewable by others—anonymously or not. Alternatively, students can discuss the questions in pairs or small groups. Once you’ve collected a range of responses, invite students to identify patterns and consider how strategies that work for them in other areas of life might also support their academic learning.
Variable. It works synchronous or asynchronous.
Google Doc, Google Form or Poll.
These strategies were inspired by this book:
McGuire, S. Y. (2015). Teach students how to learn: Strategies you can incorporate into any course to improve student metacognition, study skills, and motivation. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
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