metacognitive

American  

[met-uh-kog-ni-tiv] / ˌmɛt əˈkɒg nɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. having to do with metacognition, high-level thinking that enables understanding.

   The students are disengaged from the curriculum, and they have not gained a metacognitive understanding of the material.

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Etymology

Origin of metacognitive

meta- + cognitive ( def. )

Example Sentences

They show working memory and metacognitive monitoring, the ability to track and reflect on their own thought processes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

They plan to continue their research in this area, including using population studies to further investigate what kind of specific parental nurturing factors and sociocultural values affect individuals' metacognitive and mentalizing abilities.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

They are metacognitive signs that our model-building is going well, that we have succeeded in resolving uncertainty about the world using our own thinking and actions.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

Having an idea, composing it into language, and checking to see whether that language matches our original idea is a metacognitive process that changes us.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2023

By practicing metacognitive behaviors, you are preparing yourself to engage in the kind of rational, abstract thought that will be required for philosophy.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022