A. Knowledge about One's Self

Monitoring and controlling of

1. Commitment:
A matter of deliberate choice, not feelings or preference
2. Attitudes:
For example, persistence, resourcefulness, learning from failure
3. Attention:
To detail, to big picture, determining relevance, being flexible

Types of knowledge important to metacognition:

1. Declarative knowledge:
        The facts necessary to do a task

3. Conditional knowledge:
Knowing why certain strategies work, when to use them, why one strategy is better than another

1 .Evaluation:
Assessing current knowledge, setting goals, selecting resources
2. Planning:
Choosing a path to goals, choosing procedures
3. Regulation:
Checking progress; revising paths, procedures, goals, resources

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