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Chapter 3 - Lesson 1

The document discusses metacognition and self-management. It defines metacognition as "thinking about thinking" and explains that it includes self-appraisal and self-management of cognitive processes. Metacognition plays an important role in learning by allowing students to monitor their understanding and adapt their learning strategies. The document provides tips for studying using metacognitive techniques, such as making outlines, breaking tasks into manageable parts, and engaging with material by writing about it.

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Chapter 3 - Lesson 1

The document discusses metacognition and self-management. It defines metacognition as "thinking about thinking" and explains that it includes self-appraisal and self-management of cognitive processes. Metacognition plays an important role in learning by allowing students to monitor their understanding and adapt their learning strategies. The document provides tips for studying using metacognitive techniques, such as making outlines, breaking tasks into manageable parts, and engaging with material by writing about it.

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CHAPTER 3 – MANAGING

AND CARING FOR THE SELF

LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE
A BETTER LEARNER
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
INTRODUCTION:

Self refers to personality comes from the Latin word persona.


What a person is how he thinks and feels and what is included in his/her
whole psychological make-up are revealed through his/her behavior and
his/her speech. Personality is the quality of individual total behavior.
Self-management they are different things in different fields.
In business, education, and psychology, self-management refers to
methods, skills, strategies by which individuals can effectively direct their
own activities toward the achievement of objectives, and includes goal
setting, decision making focusing, planning, scheduling, task tracking, self-
evaluation, self-intervention, self-development, etc.
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
INTRODUCTION:

Personal Image – Himself as a self-contains;


• Physical self-image – The individual concepts of his
physical appearance and the importance of all parts of his
body to his behavior
• Psychological self-image – Composed of traits that play
role of importance.
Example of traits: Honesty, Loyalty, Loving, Kindness, etc.
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
ABSTRACTION:

Homo sapiens is the only extant human species. The name


is Latin word for “Wise Man”. The name Homo sapiens was
applied in 1758 by the father of modern biological “Carolus
Linnaeus” Homo sapiens or wise man we think in a more
complex level than our ancestors, but being called wise not
only do we think, but we also capable to think about thinking.
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
METACOGNITION:

Metacognition is commonly defined as


“Thinking about Thinking”
Metacognition is also not limited to the
thinking process of individual. It also
includes keeping one’s emotion and
motivation.
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
METACOGNITION:
• METACOGNITION refers to higher order thinking that involve
active control over the thinking processer involved in
learning
• METACOGNITION is often referred to as “Thinking about
Thinking” and can be used to help students “Learn how to
learn”.
• It plays a critical role in successful learning and it is
important for both students and teachers.
• Activities such as planning how to approach a given
learning task, monitoring comprehension, and evaluating
metacognitive in nature.
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
:
Going back to the activity review you MAI results and your answers during the analysis.
Do you feel the results do not represent you? Rather than dismissing the test or the results if
you feel any incongruences to your perception, try to analyze if your answer were accurate
and think of the specific instances when you were learning something think also of the
various factors that make that learning experience successful and enjoyable for you,
including your emotions and motivations at that certain period.
These are the following skills that can help you in exercising metacognition.
1. Knowing your limits: Knowing your limits also looks at the scope and limitations of your
resources so that you can work with what you have at the moment and look for way to
cope with other necessities.
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
:

An action towards learning experience learners reflect on their thinking while thay
are using the stratedies and adapt metacognitive skills depending on their
situations
The goal of metacognition is for the student to be a self-regulated learner,, you
should have the capability to study things on your own as well as accurately
evaluate your progress
This is one of the benefits of using metacognitive techniques and strategies
another benefit is the compensation and development of cognitive limitations of
the learner because the students are now aware of their capabilities, students
enabled to transfer knowledge from one contest into another
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
:

Tips that you can use in studying


1. Make an outline of the things you want to learn, the things you are
reading or doing and/or the things you remember
2. Break down the task in smallest and more manageable details.
3. Integrate variation in your schedule and learning experience. Also
include physical activities in your planning
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
:

Tips that you can use in studying


4. Try to incubate your ideas first write your draft without doing much editing. Let
the ideas flow.
Sometimes, during incubation, you suddenly have ideas coming to you. Write
them down in a notebook. Review what you have written when the incubation
period is done.
5. Revise, summarize and take down notes.
Some people are motivated when the deadline is very close by using the
aforementioned techniques your “cramming” need not be a desperate attempt to
learn.
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
:

Tips that you can use in studying


6. Engage what you have learned. Do something about it, write your
opinions about the matter on a separate notebook, or create a
diagram or concept map.
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER
The above mentioned definitions metacognition has two aspects:
(1) Self-appraisal and (2) Self management of cognitions. Self-appraisal
is your personal reflection on you knowledge and capabilities while
management is the mental process you employ using what you have
in planning and adapting to successfully learn or accomplish a
certain task, similar concepts usually called elements of
metacognition are meta-cognitive knowledge or what you know
about how you think and metacognition regulation of how you
adjust your thinking processes to help you learn better.
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER

Under metacognitive knowledge, several variable that affect


how you know or assess yourself as a thinker, first personal
variable which evaluate your strengths and weaknesses in
learning. Second, task variable which is what you know or
what you think about the nature of the task, the strategies the
task requires lastly, strategy variable refers to what strategies
or skill you already have in dealing with certain tasks.
LESSON 1: LEARNING TO BE A BETTER LEARNER

In order to make self appraisal and self management work,


you must have an accurate self-assessment, you must be
honest to utilize your strengths and improve on your
weaknesses

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