How can thinking about your own thinking revolutionize your capabilities? This video explores `metacognitive learning`, a core concept in `cognitive science` that helps you master `learning how to learn`. Discover how improving your `self awareness` of mental processes can significantly enhance your `problem solving` abilities and overall learning journey. Metacognition is the skill that lets you step outside your own thoughts and ask: “Is my brain actually learning this, or just feeling like it is?” This video explains metacognition as the control system of learning—how you plan a task, monitor your understanding while doing it, and evaluate what worked afterward. Instead of studying harder, metacognition helps you study smarter by choosing strategies that fit the goal, catching confusion early, and correcting mistakes before they become habits. You will learn the two core parts of metacognition: knowledge (understanding your strengths, the task demands, and which strategies exist) and regulation (planning, monitoring, evaluating). The video breaks metacognitive knowledge into “what I know,” “how I do it,” and “when I should use it,” then shows the regulation cycle in action through self-questioning and reflection. It also covers why experts outperform novices even with similar knowledge: experts notice errors sooner, adjust strategies faster, and calibrate confidence more accurately. Finally, you will see how metacognitive training improves real learning—through retrieval practice, error analysis, concept maps, and journals—and how it protects you from the most common trap: mistaking familiarity for understanding.
What you will learn 💭
What metacognition is: awareness + control of your own thinking
Metacognitive knowledge vs metacognitive regulation (planning, monitoring, evaluating)
The three knowledge types: what you know, how you apply strategies, and when to use them
The practical regulation loop that expert learners run constantly
Self-questioning prompts that expose confusion early
Why experts adapt and novices repeat ineffective habits
The brain systems linked to monitoring, error detection, and confidence
Classroom and self-study tools that strengthen metacognition
Judgments of learning: why confidence often lies and how to calibrate it
Common metacognitive illusions (fluency, overconfidence, “I recognize it so I know it”)
Why metacognition is a lifelong skill for scientists, engineers, and creators
Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 – Introduction: thinking about thinking
00:51 – Two components: knowledge and regulation
02:11 – Types of metacognitive knowledge (what, how, when)
03:31 – Regulation cycle: plan → monitor → evaluate
05:01 – Self-questioning that improves comprehension
06:21 – Metacognition as the difference between novice and expert
07:41 – Neuroscience: monitoring, error detection, and confidence
09:01 – Education: how metacognitive training boosts learning
10:41 – Strategies: mapping, summarizing, error analysis, reciprocal teaching
12:01 – Judgments of learning and calibration
13:21 – Metacognitive errors and illusions of knowing
14:41 – Metacognition for lifelong learning and adaptability
16:01 – Conclusion: reflection as a control system for thought
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