Abstract:

Individual's being aware of cognitive processes during learning and strategies and directing his learning are defined by metacognition concept. It may also be defined as an ability, individual's thinking, understanding and controlling his own learning. Metacognitive awareness is ability to planning, ranking and implementing in a way to raise directly his / her own performance. Teaching of metacognitive abilities for students may lead a significant increase in their success. Students learn to think about their own thinking processes and they implement specific learning strategies that they thought on their own in difficult tasks. Thinking abilities and studying abilities are examples of metacognitive abilities. For the purpose of evaluating their own understandings, solving problems, determining how much time needed to study or making an effective plan, students can be taught metacognitive abilities. Metacognitive abilites are the awareness of how we get to know and correct ourselves when we do not understand

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