Diagnostic methods of Metacognitive development of children and

Diagnostic methods of Metacognitive development of children and „metacognitive teaching in class“ (Nitra, 28. 8. 2018) Vlastimil Chytrý & Jaroslav Říčan

„Working alone, Stacy can mow her lawn in 2 hours whereas it takes her sister Carole 4 hours. How long will it take them to mow the lawn if both sisters work together? Many pupils routinely apply the well-known formula for finding an average. They add 2 + 4 and devide by 2, concluding that it will take them 3 hours if they work together. Only few pupils stop and realize that this is an irrational answer as it implies that the mowing would take the sisters longer than if Stacy had worked alone. Why is the majority of pupils convinced that three hours is the right answer? “ (Halpern, 2014, p. 13) Vlastimil Chytrý & Jaroslav Říčan University of Jan Evangelisty Purkyně in Ústí nad Lab

First referee: „This distance is 40 m. “ Second referee: „You must know the Pythagorean theorem. “ Vlastimil Chytrý & Jaroslav Říčan University of Jan Evangelisty Purkyně in Ústí nad Lab

Slovakian curriculum programme for primary school Ø to strengthen the self-confidence of pupils in tackling learning-related problems (p. 3) self-confidence Ø … has acquired the following key competencies: ü the basics of applying critical thinking when working with information (p. 5) critical thinking Slovakian curriculum programme for lower secondary school Ø to develop pupils' functional literacy and critical thinking Ø to guide pupils to use effective learning strategies (learn to learn) (p. 4) to learn) Czech curriculum programme – lists 6 so called Key competencies (learning; problem solving) ü „… self-reflection is therefore an integral part of school life“ (p. 2); … „the pupil self-reflection recognizes his strengths and weaknesses and works with them “ (p. 5) – Standards of Karlovarský Venkov School Metacognition is related to: Ø Critical thinking (Halpern, 1998; Kuhn, 1999; Dwyer, Hogan, & Stewart, 2012), Ø Learning strategies (Crowley, Shrager, & Siegler, 1997; Čáp & Mareš, 2001, Laskey & Hetzel, 2005), Ø Problem solving (Swanson, 1990; Howard, Mc. Gee, Shia, & Hong, 2000; Rozencwajg, 2003; González-Castro, Cueli, Cabeza, Álvarez-García, & Rodríguez, 2014) Ø …

What´s metacogniton and components of metacogniton Metacognitive knowledge Declarative knowledge Procedural knowledge Conditional knowledge Metacognitive regulation Predicting Planning Monitoring Evaluation The degree of consistency between the self-assessment of learning, reading and memory performance and the actual performance (Maki, Shield, Wheeler, & Zacchilli, 2005) Vlastimil Chytrý & Jaroslav Říčan University of Jan Evangelisty Purkyně in Ústí nad La

Analyzing the development level of metacognitive regulation - monitoring Ease of learning judgments Judgements of learning Feeling of knowing judgements Global judgement Confidence judgements Local judgements What can be learned from a local judgement? Absolute accuracy Bias Discrimination Scatter index Relative accuracy index Vlastimil Chytrý & Jaroslav Říčan University of Jan Evangelisty Purkyně in Ústí nad La

1 – 0 = 1 1 – 1 = 0 0 – 0 = 0 0 – 1 = -1 Vlastimil Chytrý & Jaroslav Říčan Ideal situation University of Jan Evangelisty Purkyně in Ústí nad La

Example from practice The long-term data refer to the individual´s before and after performance (no between each other pupils). Vlastimil Chytrý & Jaroslav Říčan University of Jan Evangelisty Purkyně in Ústí nad La

Thank you for your attention! „To have knowledge is only a part of effective learning. It is equally important to use such knowledge strategically and, in a fashion, to understand strong sides and limits of our own skills. “ (Bruning, Schraw, & Ronninga, 1999, p. 102). Vlastimil Chytrý & Jaroslav Říčan University of Jan Evangelisty Purkyně in Ústí nad La

Confidence judgements 7. What, from what Gideon Mantell knew about reptiles, made a fossilized tooth a mystery? A. B. C. D. Reptiles don‘t have teeth. Reptiles used to live under rocks. Reptiles lived long ago. Reptiles gobbles their food. 0% Vlastimil Chytrý & Jaroslav Říčan 100% Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad La