What Is Metacognition?

  • Published19 Sep 2019
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Metacognition involves understanding how our brains work and knowing how to function — and stay on task — in a distracted world. Research psychologist Larry Rosen explains the link between metacognition and school performance.

This video is part of the webinar, “Our Students Face an Attention Crisis: Understanding Their Distracted Minds.” See the entire talk here.

CONTENT PROVIDED BY

BrainFacts/SfN

Related Topics Learning & Memory Thinking, Sensing & Behaving

Also In Teaching Techniques

teacher and student looking at a brain
Building Trust in Science Starting in the Classroom
cartoon figures reading on mobile devices
Taking A Placebo Can Reduce Anxiety Before An Exam — Even When You Know The Pills Are Inert
cartoon figures watching a video on a laptop
The Brain-Changing Benefits of Exercise
cartoon figures watching a video on a laptop
What’s Executive Function—and Why Does It Matter
cartoon figures reading on mobile devices
Should Teachers Learn Neuroscience?
cartoon figures reading on mobile devices
Test Stress in Children: Rx with Brain-Friendly Studying

Trending

Popular articles on BrainFacts.org

  1. https://www.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Diseases-and-Disorders/Mental-Health/Article-Images/Depression-and-Memory-Thumbnail.png
    Depression’s Impact on Memory
  2. https://www.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Neuroscience-in-Society/Neuroscience-in-the-News/blood-clot.jpg
    ICYMI: COVID-19 Linked to Blood Clots and Strokes
  3. https://www.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Brain-Anatomy-and-Function/Anatomy/Article-Images/Neuron-Illustration.jpg
    The Neuron
  4. https://www.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Diseases-and-Disorders/Mental-Health/Article-Images/AAE-Anxiety-Thumb.png
    What Part of the Brain Deals With Anxiety? What Can Brains Affected by Anxiety Tell us?
  5. https://www.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Brain-Anatomy-and-Function/Genes-and-Molecules/Article-Images/proteins-that-balance-our-moods-IOTW-image.jpg
    Proteins That Balance Our Moods

Brain Awareness Week

A worldwide celebration of the brain that brings together scientists, families, schools, and communities during the third week in March.

Join the Campaign

Educator Resources

Explain the brain to your students with a variety of teaching tools and resources.

Explore

Find a Neuroscientist

Engage local scientists to educate your community about the brain.

Search

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

Some pages on this website provide links that require Adobe Reader to view.

Copyright © Society for Neuroscience