BOLD explores… Children's metacognition

What strategies encourage metacognition?

Educators and caregivers can use these strategies to support children’s metacognition:
• Give learners metacognitive prompts to help them monitor their progress in a task, like “What’s my goal?” or “Am I on the right track?”
• Turn learning targets into questions like “Which multiplication strategy works best for me?”
• Use flashcards, quick quizzes, or “brain dumps” to help children recall information and see what they know.
• At the end of a lesson or task, ask children to reflect on what they learned, what they’re still unsure about, or which strategies helped most.
• Encourage older students to experiment, for example through taking regular short breaks or practising recall, and think about the affect on their learning.