Transcript Metacognition in the First Year Seminar, Chris Heavey

Metacognition in FYS
Chris Heavey
Former FYS Instructor
First-Year Seminars
• A Goal: Helping students do well in their other courses
• Metacognition
• Thinking about thinking
• Thinking about learning
• Get student to reflect on their learning
• How they support and undermine it through their behavior
• What does effective action look like in the context of this
course.
Encouraging Metacognition
• Structure of Course
• Sufficient learning content
• Test of learning
• Structured reflection: Metacognitive assignment
• What did I do to prepare for this exam?
• How well do I think the things I did worked?
• How well do the things I did to prepare for this exam align with suggested study
strategies?
• What are my strengths and weaknesses as a learner?
• What should I do in the future to prepare for exams?
Additional Dimensions
• Attributions: Explanations for events
• Internal vs. External
• Stable vs. Unstable
• Mindset
• Growth vs. Fixed
• Non-cognitive Factors
• Commitment
• Self-Management
• Social Support