3 ways to help students master metacognition

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Improve learners’ thinking about their thinking to help them successfully answer multistep questions

Use this framework when learners tackle complex questions to open up metacognitive dialogue in your science classroom, enabling them to become more self-regulated and deeper thinkers about the problems they encounter. Chemistry teacher Louise Glynn shares questions she asks her classes to help them think about their thinking and successfully answer multistep calculation questions. 

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