metacognitive

[ met-uh-kog-ni-tiv ]

adjective

1. having to do with metacognition, high-level thinking that enables understanding:

   The students are disengaged from the curriculum, and they have not gained a metacognitive understanding of the material.

Word History and Origins

Origin of metacognitive¹

meta- + cognitive ( def )

Example Sentences

These observations suggested that familial environment was more likely to influence metacognitive abilities than genetics.

From Science Daily

They are metacognitive signs that our model-building is going well, that we have succeeded in resolving uncertainty about the world using our own thinking and actions.

From Salon

These cognitive behavioral therapies and metacognitive approaches to understanding behaviors often do that sort of thing.

From Salon

Specifically, we adapted a method called metacognitive training from schizophrenia research and created a self-paced online version of the intervention.

From Scientific American

It trains patients in “metacognitive skills” such as observing their own thought processes, identifying situations where they’re prone to make cognitive errors, and reflecting on how to approach a new task.

From Science Magazine