Module 12 talks about
metacognition. This occurs when one thinks about their own thinking. Using
this, students can purposefully regulate their thinking to be conducive to
learning. To be able to think about thinking, students must first develop a
theory of mind. Module 14 talks about critical thinking. It explains that
higher-order thinking skills help students process, analyze, apply, and
evaluate information. Critical thinking deals specifically with evaluating
information. This is encouraged in the classroom as a form of problem solving.
In a
first grade classroom, metacognition would look different than it would at an
older age. You may ask students to write down what they are thinking. Later,
you may have them look at what they wrote and explain why they thought that.
This can help kids begin to think about their thinking.
Is
there a tie between metacognition and critical thinking? I feel like these
topics are supposed to be related but am not quite sure how.
Higher and
lower order thinking use different skills. Lower order thinking could be
remembering or recognizing information. In higher order thinking, information
is considered more deeply. It is not just remembered, but also evaluated,
judged, manipulated, or questioned. Lower order is described as reproductive
while higher is described as productive.
This
information lines up with what I have seen in my experience. I have seen that
when teachers encourage critical thinking, students learn better. When they
judge, compare, and create, they are able to connect with information. It gives
them a reason to care about and retain information rather than just repeat it.
I would
have kids use critical thinking to solve problems. If there was a rule that the
class didn’t like, I would encourage them to analyze the situation and evaluate
alternatives. I would even ask them to create a rule that could replace the old
one.
I think there is a tie between metacognition and critical thinking. I think that in order to achieve higher order thinking, and to be able to think about your own thinking and assess your own thinking (metacognition), critical thinking is necessary... This sentence makes sense in my head.
ReplyDeleteThe way I think about the tie is that metacognition is a form of critical thinking. Often times it requires you to analyze the quality of your own thinking and evaluate whether you should keep up the good work or search for new strategies.
ReplyDeleteMetacognition is a form of critical thinking about yourself and the way that you think. The only way in order to fulfill metacognition to critically think about the way you are performing in each class and subject individually. A person has to be able to critically think before they can have an opinion on how they think.
ReplyDeleteI think there is a tie between metacognition and critical thinking. Metacognition is thinking about your own thinking and critical thinking involves problem solving and thinking analytically, which is also called a higher order of thinking. In order to have critical thinking and in order to learn to problem solve, metacognition is required because if you do not think about what you are learning and what you are thinking about, how can you problem solve and think analytically? If you have an opinion on how you think, then that is also including critical thinking.
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