Development of Meta-Cognitive Skills Among Students for Enhancing Their Learning

Meta-cognitive skills mean a person's ability to regulate their own thinking & learning and consists of the self-assessment skills: planning, monitoring, and evaluating. These meta-cognitive skills reduce self-assessment errors. It is very important for learners to have skills in meta-cognition because they are used to monitor and regulate reasoning, comprehension, and problem-solving, which are fundamental components of a curriculum. This article discusses about the development of learners' meta-cognitive skills in the classroom. Therefore, some meta-cognitive skills that each student may follow are also discussed. Various meta-cognitive strategies for the development of meta-cognitive skills like; predicting outcomes, questioning by the teacher, self-questioning, self-planning, using discourse, using directed or selective thinking, selecting strategies, evaluation of work, and revision are also discussed. As we know that good metac ognitive thinkers are also good learners. In other words, we can say that meta-cognitive skills are the techniques that instill meta-cognition and allow students a sense of control over their own learning, alleviate anxiety, enhance motivation, reduce incompetence and unwarranted confidence, and hopefully generate life-long learners.