There are no silver bullets in education but if there ever was a secret weapon educators can deploy to improve student learning, it’s metacognition. Metacognition is a meta-level awareness of ...

This post is by Mike Amarillas, a 12th Grade Engineering teacher ar High Tech High North County. Last week I experienced my first round of student-led conferences (SLCs) at High Tech High North County ...

Recent meta-analyses and reviews show AI-driven gamified learning environments significantly enhance student vocabulary acquisition, science outcomes, metacognitive skills, and persistence. Adaptive ...

Metacognition is a high order thinking skill that is emerging from the shadows of academia to take its rightful place in classrooms around the world. As online classrooms extend into homes, this is an ...

Math and metacognition took the spotlight last week at Stanford’s Center for Education Research. On July 29, the latest class at the university’s Learning, Design and Technology Program presented ...

STEM success isn’t just about working harder—it’s about studying smarter. From metacognition to mindset shifts, the right strategies can turn overwhelming coursework into manageable progress. Whether ...

Most of my conversations about critical thinking (CT) inevitably refer, at some point, to its definition. This is an important trend because clarity is vital. Too often, discussions of this nature ...

(This is the final post in a four-part series on the topic of metacognition in the classroom. You can see Part One here; Part Two here and Part Three here.) The new “question-of-the-week” is: What is ...

A recent study that primarily delves into memory and learning is asking two questions - Are we over-estimating memory and underestimating learning? Led by Nate Kornell, an assistant professor of ...

Starting college on the right foot—and in the right frame of mind—can make the difference between completing a bachelor’s degree and dropping out in the first or second year of school. Rochester ...