Explore projects in Metacognition!
These projects explore how individuals think about and regulate their own thinking. These studies examine key processes such as self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and strategy use during learning, problem-solving, and decision-making. Researchers investigate how metacognitive skills develop across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, and how they contribute to academic success, critical thinking, and lifelong learning. Using cognitive and neuroscience methods, many projects also explore the neural correlates of metacognition, such as the role of the prefrontal cortex in reflective thought and cognitive control. Projects often inform educational practices by identifying strategies to help learners become more aware of their thinking and improve their ability to plan, monitor, and adjust their cognitive efforts.
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- Cognitive Self-regulation and Metacognition in Comparative and Developmental PerspectiveProject Abstract/Summary When people monitor their own thoughts, memories, and how well they are learning, they are engaging in metacognition. It is considered a hallmark feature of the human mind, but metacognition is also susceptible to error. Adult humans and children often mistakenly assume they have learned material better than they really have, or they mistakenly trust that they can remember something that they will likely forget. Metacognition emerges fairly slowly in human development and is not fully evident until… Read more: Cognitive Self-regulation and Metacognition in Comparative and Developmental Perspective