Designing metacognition into learning experiences

Designing metacognition into learning experiences

  Metacognition (at its simplest, thinking about thinking) is gaining some ground in primary and secondary outposts; in higher education and the workplace, you may draw a blank. However, say researchers De Backer et al. (2011:559): ‘It is widely recognised that...
Reducing cognitive load

Reducing cognitive load

Have you ever tried to remember a shopping list? Then you will have experienced cognitive load.   If you can remember three or four items, that’s not bad. Maybe you can remember eight or nine if you’re good at it. You might repeat the the items to yourself as...