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To examine how the construct of metacognition can bridge the divide between educators pursuing critical thinking and researchers studying cognitive mechanisms.

November 1, 2004Theory Into Practice

Metacognition: A Bridge Between Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice

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To examine how the construct of metacognition can bridge the divide between educators pursuing critical thinking and researchers studying cognitive mechanisms.
Conceptual analysis of terminological and methodological divides between educational practitioners and cognitive researchers.
Theoretical synthesis of empirical cognition and learning literature evaluating metacognitive processes.
Identifies metacognition as an empirically defined, measurable framework capable of operationalizing educational critical thinking objectives.
Concludes that pedagogical practices must incorporate knowledge of underlying metacognitive mechanisms to effectively foster skilled thinking.

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Theoretical review proposes metacognition to connect cognitive science with educational critical thinking goals, suggesting classroom methods should cultivate self-reflective learning mechanisms.

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Kuhn et al. (2004) studied this question.

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Theoretical review proposes metacognition to connect cognitive science with educational critical thinking goals, suggesting classroom methods should cultivate self-reflective learning mechanisms.

Metacognition: A Bridge Between Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice

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