Metacognition

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Metacognition is a term that is used in reference to the innate capacity for reflection of personal thoughts and behaviors. Precisely, it is a reference to the processes involved in planning, monitoring and the assessing of one’s performance and understanding (Schneider, 116). As such, it is inclusive of the critical cognition of personal thinking and learning as well as evaluating critically oneself as a learner and a thinker. Metacognition skills are an essential set of competencies necessary for active learning, reflective judgment, decision-making and eventually problem-solving. The development of these skills is a vital component in the making of adolescents that are better at critical thinking, decision making and solving problems efficiently (Schneider, 119).
The adolescent age is a period in life associated with developmental changes as an individual edge more and more towards enhanced self-awareness and self-concept (Schneider, 118). This is an age that also sees the persons seek forms of independence in relation to their choices. As such, there are those that edge towards substance abuse, some become acutely aware of their flaws that their esteem drops while there are those whose confidence soars. Therefore, a look at this age indicates there is fundamentally growth of metacognitive skills or their need of. Generally, every decision requires some form of confidence. An assessment of personal confidence is a factor that dictates how…