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Shift to Leveraging Formative Assessment for Metacognition

Catlin Tucker

How can formative assessment data help students to develop their metacognitive skills? These informal assessments provide information to the teacher about students’ understanding of the material being covered and the skills being introduced. Formative assessments are ongoing assessments embedded throughout the learning process.

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Shift to Providing Feedback as Students Work

Catlin Tucker

Supports skill development and mastery of concepts. Enhances metacognitive skills, such as self-regulation and self-monitoring. Teachers typically provide feedback on completed assignments, which may not significantly impact students’ conceptual understanding and skill development.

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What To Do With Wonky Wednesday

Catlin Tucker

2 Flex Your Metacognitive Muscles. Metacognitive skills must be taught. They need to set academic goals, monitor and track their progress and reflect regularly on the work they are doing and what it reveals about their skill set. I also dedicate a chapter in my new book Balance with Blended Learning to metacognition. #3

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The Power of Claim-Evidence-Question

Catlin Tucker

Part IV: Thinking About Thinking This is part four of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.

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Make Your “Summer Resolutions” a Reality This School Year

Catlin Tucker

We must explicitly teach these skills and give students time in class to practice them. Starting the year with routines designed to encourage students to develop their metacognitive skills can yield deeper learning all year long. 4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking. #5 What are you assigning and why?

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The Station Rotation Model: Must-Do vs. May-Do Stations

Catlin Tucker

So, the teacher will use data to assign each student one or two “must-do” learning activities. Differentiated Learning Needs: In a class with diverse skill levels, a teacher uses assessment data to identify critical areas where individual students need extra support. These are the stations they must attend in the rotation.

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How and When to Give Feedback

Catlin Tucker

Process feedback is vital in enhancing student learning by honing their metacognitive skills , guiding their efforts, boosting motivation, and fostering a growth mindset. This question prompts students to articulate the learning goal or objective for a particular task or assignment.

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