This blog post discusses an intervention for developing metacognitive thinking for pupils undertaking the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE, typically ages 15–16) and ...
Most experts now believe that the restless mind is the brain’s default setting. It gets overwritten whenever we focus on something, intent on achieving a near goal. Only when we drop our guard and ...
Model critical thinking by thinking aloud when approaching problems. Critical thinking requires metacognition: thinking about our thinking. Reflecting on our own views gives us a chance to ...