Assessing metacognitive skills

Design tasks that explicitly ask students to:

• set process goals (what will I aim to do this lesson?),
• choose and justify strategies,
• monitor progress (“What’s working? What’s not?”), and
• evaluate outcomes (what would I change next time?).

Rubric items for metacognition (sample):

• Planning: student sets clear, realistic process goals.
• Monitoring: student regularly checks understanding and adjusts strategy.
• Reflection: student evaluates choices, identifies next steps.

Make this visible: teach students the rubric and practice self-assessment before high-stakes tasks.

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