Psy 402 Topic 6 DQ 2

Psy 402 Topic 6 DQ 2 How can college students use the information on metacognition to improve their academic work? What strategies will you employ in your future academic work? Hi Professor and class, Teaching students to think about how they are thinking and how they approach learning about a particular subject would seem to be a helpful strategy in trying to achieve these kinds of goals (Tanner, 2012). Preassessment can be beneficial for the learner and is a great chance for promoting metacognition among students, also (Tanner, 2012). According to (Tanner, 2012) “It takes no more than a few simple statements by an instructor to transform an existing preassessment prompt be it a homework assignment, an index card, or a clicker question into a metacognitive activity for students, directing them not only to complete the task as part of the course but also to be metacognitive in doing so and to use the information given on the preassessment to help them begin thoughtful planning of how they might approach learning this new idea”. I think I need to manage my time better. I believe achieving my goals depends heavily on how I manage my time. Also, to remind myself it is okay to make mistakes. I am very hard on myself when it comes to school and life in general. Reference Tanner K. D. (2012). Promoting student metacognition. CBE life sciences education, 11(2), 113– 120. Retrieved from Topic 6 DQ 2 This DQ ties in DQ 1 in that many factors involved in metacognition are imperative for developing good study habits and retaining the information. IN DQ 1, I mentioned that a study conducted in 1988 by Nelson and Leonesio stated that students who increased the speed of their studying when accuracy was of more importance than recalling the information ((Koriat, 2007). Another study by Metcalfe and her colleagues in 2002 found that the amount of time devoted to the study of information depended on the difficulty level of the information (Koriat, 2007). As such, I think that students can use information on metacognition by allowing themselves more time to study information with a higher degree of difficulty and put off the more comfortable and more well-known information until later. I also think that coming up with a strategy to maximize their retention of information is vital. They should place concrete limits on the amount of time they study to avoid becoming burned out and stressed. If there is information, they are unclear on, they can devote a little extra time to whatever concepts they are not grasping until they reach a level of understanding they feel comfortable with before moving on to the next bit of