Metacognition

Metacognition, thinking about thinking,"is an essential skill in

critical thinking and self-regulated, lifelong learning," (Medina et al. ,2017)

Research

"Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a

framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into

how humans learn." ~ CAST

• Metacognition: How to Improve Student’s Reflections on Learning (Son, Furlonge & Agarwal, 2020)

• Exploring Metacognition as Support for Learning Transfer (Scharff et al., 2017)

• Using Self-Assessment To Develop Metacognition And Self-Regulated Learners (Siegesmund, 2017)

• Promoting Student Metacognition (Tanner, 2017/2012)

• Using Formative Assessment and Metacognition to Improve Student Achievement (Hudesman et al., 2013)

Resources

• Ten Metacognitive Teaching Strategies, Vancouver Island University

• Metacognitive Study Strategies, UNC Chapel Hill

• 50+ Questions for Metacognition

• What is metacognition?, Arizona State University

• Using Self-Assessment to Develop Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learners (Siegesmund, 2017)

• Metacognition, Vanderbilt University

Functional Fixedness

"Functional fixedness is a cognitive bias that describes how previous knowledge of a tool's function can negatively impact the use of this tool in novel contexts," (Munoz-Rubke, 2018)

Research

"Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a

framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into

how humans learn." ~ CAST

• Understanding Functional Fixedness And How It Influences Behavior (Oelze, 2020)

• Functional Fixedness in Tool Use: Learning Modality, Limitations and Individual Differences (Munoz-Rubke, 2018)

• Find Innovation Where You Least Expect It (McCaffrey & Pearson, 2015)

• The Einstellung Effect in Anagram Problem Solving: Evidence from Eye Movements (Ellis & Reingold, 2015)

• Why We Can’t See What’s Right in Front of Us (McCaffrey, 2012)