Adolescent Metacognition: Mastering the Teenage Mind
Introduction to Adolescent Metacognition Metacognition, often defined simply as “thinking about thinking,” represents a crucial set of higher-order cognitive processes that profoundly influence learning, problem-solving, and self-regulation. During adolescence, the capacity for metacognition undergoes significant and qualitative transformations, moving from more rudimentary, implicit awareness characteristic of childhood to sophisticated, explicit, and strategic control over one’s […]