Written by Elizabeth Yost Hammer, Garth Neufeld, Jeanne Turner
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to give your students an opportunity to develop their metacognitive skills. In order for this assignment to have the most impact, you should explicitly discuss how the students are using metacognition in these discussions. You are encouraged to adapt the questions to meet the needs of your class.
National Standards for High School Psychology
Standard Area: Applicable to all content standards.
Time Required
Varies with size of class.
Task
Have your students respond to the questions below at the conclusion of a lesson or coverage of a difficult concept:
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Pose three questions that you had about the concept(s) we covered that you still cannot answer.
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Describe at least two ideas related to this topic/these concepts that you found confusing.
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How can you approach this topic/these concepts to clear up this confusion?
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What advice would you give yourself based on what you know now if you were starting this assignment all over again?
Assessment
Observation of discussion.
This resource was developed by a Working Group on Skills that Promote Well-Being and Flourishing from the APA Summit on High School Psychology Education (July 2017).