Acta Psychologica Sinica


Vol. 32 No. 4 , Pages 458 - 463 , 2000

The Nature and Components of Metacognition (Article written in chinese)

WANG Ling & GUO Dejun

Abstract

The present paper probed into the nature and components of metacognition. Based on the analysis of relevant ideas, metacognition was defined as “the cognitive regulation of the ongoing cognitive activities”, which included three components: metacognitive knowledge, metacognitive experience, and metacognitive skill. In addition, the role of every component played in matacognitive activities was discussed, and the relationship among the components was described in a schematic diagram.

Keywords: metacognition; metacognitive skill; metacognitive knowledge; metacognitive experience

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