Metacognition -- EDPR 7/8112 Adolescence Sec. 001 0500-0800 R

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Date Posted: 07:11:06 02/16/07 Fri
Author: Tish Colvin
Subject: Metacognition

In our small group discussion last night none of us remembered learning about the emotional and cognitive development (including self-regulatory strategies) of adolescents when we were adolescents. Is it not taught in the adolescent setting because adolescents are not yet able to adequately use metacognition (to think about their thinking)? As the book states, adolescents' metacognition is better than children but not as honed as adults (hopefully). Do we have to be beyond our adolescent years in order to view the issues appropriately?

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[> Re: Metacognition -- Kelly Folsom, 18:20:52 02/21/07 Wed

I think if we subscribe to Piaget's four stages of cognitive development we would say (as you have) that metacognition begins during asolescents, believe however that some adolescent stage children can think and use metacognition. In some ways I think ideas about metacognition may be easier for some early in formal operationsl stage; for example, I often feel the more I go to school (university) the more I realize I actually do not know much at all. In high school I had so much more focus and lucidity.

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[> Re: Metacognition -- Emily Clark, 19:36:25 02/21/07 Wed

While the book said that metacognition was not as honed in adolescence as in adulthood, it also said that it did begin to occur. What is further behind, however is decision making. I wonder if teaching adolescents about decision making with regards to their own emotional and cognitive development would actually be a good thing. It seems we have focused more on teaching them how to behave and to try to make good decisions, and less on teaching them why they might make poor decisions and how they can avoid this. On second thought, however, perhaps teaching them that they have poor decision making skills still and need to reflect on the situation might not be a positive thing because they like to believe they are as advanced cognitively as adults. That's all a lot of thinking about thinking! HA!

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