Abstract:

This study investigated the importance of metacognition that helps students’ self-directed and self-reflective learning. With that purpose, document analysis method as one of the qualitative research methods was used in the study. In the document analysis, metacognition was researched in terms of learning, teaching and assessment. The literature review showed that metacognition can lead to promoting students’ academic achivement. A myriad of studies indicated that metacognitive teaching plays an important role in students’ metacognitive skills and learning. Besides, using learning-oriented assessment methods during metacognitive teaching can enhance students’ metagontion level (Jones, 2007). Therefore, in the course of teaching, using or expanding learning-oriented assessment methods is important for students’ metacognitive development. Many reserchers agree that measuring metacognition is so difficult due to its complex nature. Therefore, in order to collect more valid and reliable evidence about students’ metacognitive domain, the students should interact with metacognitive activities having adequate level of difficulty.

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