Metacognition is defined as what?

Metacognition is defined as what?

• A. What you know about what you know, and what and how you think about what you know and think
• B. The study of language structure
• C. The speed of signing
• D. The ability to imitate signs

Answer: (A)

Metacognition is thinking about your own thinking: being aware of what you know, and how you think about that knowledge and how you use it. It involves planning how to approach a task, monitoring your understanding as you work, and evaluating what you’ve learned after you’re done. In ASL learning or practice, this means you notice when a sign or grammar concept makes sense, recognize when you need to slow down, re-check your signs, or choose a different strategy, and then adjust your approach accordingly. It’s about self-awareness and regulation of your thinking processes. The other options point to things that aren’t metacognition: studying the structure of language is linguistics, not about thinking about thinking; the speed of signing is a performance metric; and the ability to imitate signs is a skill, not a reflective awareness about one’s own thinking.

Metacognition is thinking about your own thinking: being aware of what you know, and how you think about that knowledge and how you use it. It involves planning how to approach a task, monitoring your understanding as you work, and evaluating what you’ve learned after you’re done. In ASL learning or practice, this means you notice when a sign or grammar concept makes sense, recognize when you need to slow down, re-check your signs, or choose a different strategy, and then adjust your approach accordingly. It’s about self-awareness and regulation of your thinking processes.

The other options point to things that aren’t metacognition: studying the structure of language is linguistics, not about thinking about thinking; the speed of signing is a performance metric; and the ability to imitate signs is a skill, not a reflective awareness about one’s own thinking.