Meta-performative awareness means knowing that you're performing — acting a certain way for other people — and also knowing why you're doing it. It's not just feeling watched. It's noticing your own act, and thinking about it while you're still doing it. The idea comes from mixing two older ideas: the idea that we all … Continue reading Meta-Performative Awareness: Knowing You’re Performing
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Confidence Outruns Competence
Have you ever felt completely prepared for an exam, only to receive a disappointing grade? You may have experienced the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Introduction The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited knowledge or skill tend to overestimate their abilities. In education, this creates a double curse: students who struggle the most … Continue reading The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Confidence Outruns Competence
Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning
In the intricate landscape of human cognition, metacognition and self-regulated learning stand as guiding beacons illuminating the path to effective learning. They represent the cognitive processes that govern how individuals acquire, process, and retain knowledge, ultimately leading to academic success. Metacognition involves understanding one's thought processes, while self-regulated learning encompasses the ability to control and … Continue reading Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning