GK12 Montana State University

Metacognition, as it is described on the Vocabulary page, means knowledge about learning, and knowledge about how one learns. However, metacognition is also important as a strategy because it includes self-regulation, or the ability to be in charge of one’s own learning, and the ability to reflect on one’s performance. Metacognition is the strategy that underlies all other learning and memory strategies, because it gives the learner the ability to plan and carry out strategies. Without some form of metacognition, a student would not even realize that a strategy was necessary.