Definition of Metacognition
First of all, what is metacognition?
- To put it in a simple way it means « thinking about thinking » (Anderson, 2002)
- According to Byrd, Carter, and Waddoups (2001), it is self-awareness of mental process.
According to some studies (Brown Campione and Day,1981/ Flavell and Wellman,1977) there are four variables in the metacognition of reading:
- The text – features of the material that has to be learned (difficulty,familiarity,interest..etc)
- The task – the act of memorizing by the reader.
- The strategies- which we will discuss later on.
- The learner's characteristics- ability,motivation.
Reading strategies