Reflection Paper On Metacognition

In nursing school, it is important to have written goals to make it easier for us to be accountable for them. One of my S.M.A.R.T goals S: I want to practice at least a hundred NCLEX questions a week. M: I will achieve above 86 on practice exams A: This is attainable by splitting up questions throughout the week R: This will help me better prepare for the NCLEX and broaden my knowledge. T: I want to achieve this goal every week. Another S.M.A.R.T goal is S: I want to practice at least 20 pharmacology based questions a week. M: I will achieve about 86 on practice exams A: This is attainable by splitting up questions throughout the week R: This will help my knowledge of different medications T: I want to achieve this goal every week. My final S.M.A.R.T goal is S : I want to practice hands on skills at least 3 times a week M: When beginning to work I want to feel comfortable when preforming this skill on a patient A: This is attainable if I split up which skills I want to focus on each week R: This will continue to make me more comfortable with the skill T: I want to achieve this goal every

This chapter discusses goal setting, and how to reach them. Some of the principles of goal setting are ones that I need to focus on. My main issue with procrastination is setting moderately difficult but realistic goals. When I think about time management, I always set these crazy goals that I think I can do in a week. I have not always been terrible at making goals that have a low chance of achieving it. “Goals that are too difficult to achieve can cause frustration, reduced confidence, and poor performance” (Weinberg, 2015). This is exactly what causes the most stress when it comes to students who are told to make goals – we insist on making unrealistic goals

From my goals I have set I have learn to do my assignments all on time, I set my self a target which was during holiday time I will have one week of fun and the other week of doing assignment and it has heled me.

Metacognition is the ability to understand the learning process of not only yourself, but the ones around you. Having this understanding allows you to convey information in a much more effective manner. Understanding the way I learn is important to the way I can approach problems and solutions. These issues and answers develop in many forms. Much like how an artist develops a process of completing a master piece, I can develop the tools to understand and learn in any situation, job, or

Metacognition is a complex notion that encompasses numerous mental processes in all areas of life. It is often simplistically described as “thinking about thinking.” However, there is no commonly recognized definition of metacognition. In his article “The Power of Reflection”, Stephen Fleming, a well-respected cognitive neuroscientist, agrees with the definition of metacognition given by John Flavell in 1970 as “our ability to evaluate our own thinking” (2). Fleming also accepts Flavell’s proposition that metacognition is “key to educational success”; indeed, the development of metacognitive thinking is vital in learning processes (1). Metacognition is a teachable concept, and has been proven to be crucial in education.

Goals are a part of everyday life. From gaining the strength to get out of bed in the morning to winning that blue medal around your neck, everybody has made a goal once in their life. Sometimes it can be as easy as saying you’re not going to eat that last cupcake on the platter in front of you or as hard as saying “Hello” to that special someone in your life that you find adorable, either way you have made a goal. It’s also important to remember there is short term goals and long term goals. Short term goals are easier to achieve and can be very helpful in leading up to your long term goals. We can even classify our goals into personal goals, academic goals, and professional goals, as well as others.

Goals are something that each individual should have, however, they can be short term or long term. My short term goal over the next year; I would like to

The goal that I have set for myself is to graduate high school on time with a 4.0, this goal will be difficult to achieve, but it will keep me focused throughout high school. This may be a huge challenge because I have

These smaller goals can span any amount of time, short-term or long-term (Massey, 2014). Having smaller sub-goals will help make the main goal appear more achievable, and celebrating the completion of each of these sub-goals will serve as a catalyst to keep the student excited and motivated as they continue along their educational journey (Williams, 2014). By not setting smaller goals and missing larger goals, students will get discouraged and feel like failures (Williams, 2011).

The efforts to reaching a goal begin with self-discipline and confidence that accomplishing the goals with being another milestone completed within the timeframe allotted. Reviewing each goal over and over is something that will happen on a regular basis until satisfaction of the results. Making one’s self-accountable to family and friends is one of the best ways to reach a goal. The family and friends support an individual with his or her vision to do better in life. Determining the big picture of the goals, selecting activities to help achieve goals and choosing daily tasks to make up the chosen goal is heading in a positive direction (Laureate Education,

Metacognition is the act of thinking about one’s own thought process. My perspective towards writing has without a doubt evolved over the past years of my life. Writing has never really been bothersome for me throughout my life and I believe that I’m an average writer. The best part about writing is there’s always room and opportunities to improve and grow. By analyzing and reviewing others work through their perspective, it has helped me see writing through a more passionate, and meaningful lens. There’s so much that goes into what makes writing what it is. Writing extends far beyond just an introduction paragraph and body paragraphs. Writing is conceptual and the writer needs to be conscious of the audience in which they’re addressing in order to determine the purpose of the content that will be written.

- finding strategies to change the perception of the goals to more realistic and attainable.

As one well knows, it is easy to make goals, but it takes a greater determination and effort to reach them.

Learning changes as we mature. Professor Lobdell explains how to understand where you are within your learning journey to get the most out of your efforts. Facts or rote memorization vs Conceptual conditioning or understanding the details of a

Generally Metacognition is defined as “how individual monitor and control their cognitive process” (Young & Fry, 2008). Metacognition refers to being able to reflect upon, understand, and control one’s learning. Previous accounts of metacognition have differentiated between two major components, including knowledge about cog¬nition and regulation of cognition (Brown, 1987; Flavell, 1987; Jacobs & Paris, 1987). Knowledge about cognition includes three sub processes that simplify the reflective aspect of metacognition: declarative knowledge (i.e., knowledge about self and about strategies), procedural knowledge (i.e., knowledge about how to use strategies), and conditional knowledge (i.e., knowledge