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Teaching Children Metacognitive Strategies Can Increase Educational Equality

  • Published26 May 2026
  • Source BOLD

Metacognition refers to understanding how one’s own brain works. Teaching metacognitive strategies to children as young as five and six, and using those insights to guide learning, may improve students’ educational outcomes across socioeconomic statuses.

Read more about how metacognition can strengthen learning outcomes in this article from BOLD.

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