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by Craig Gilman
Faculty Member at American Military University

One common attribute of successful students is that they think about their thinking. They do not only think about and challenge their thought processes, they analyze them and consider how to manipulate them in order to become more efficient, better learners. By doing so, students become much more self-directed and independent in their learning. In the world of teaching and learning, this is called “metacognition.”

Metacognition is essential to learning, especially as students move through the school years, into college, and beyond, and take more and more responsibility for their own learning. Consider how in college, students are expected to complete more learning tasks on their own, compared to high school, and to manage their time and approach to learning with less support from the teacher.