BOLD explores… Children's metacognition
BOLD explores children's metacognition with Alicia Forsberg
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Che aspetto ha e come funziona il metacognizione develop in children? How can metacognition help children’s learning day to day? Can caregivers support children’s metacognition at home?
BOLD sat down with Alicia Forsberg, Lecturer in Cognitive and Developmental Psychology at the University of Sheffield, to find out.
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.
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