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Do we really need the fancy new word "metacognition" when we already have the plain old word "epistemology"?
by gweinberg 5y ago
Do we really need the fancy new word "metacognition" when we already have the plain old word "epistemology"?
- 0xcde4c3db 5y agoIn this context, "metacognition" seems to be an education buzzword for a particular approach to optimizing learning. The stuff being talked about here is neither the same thing as epistemology nor immediately obvious from the broader meaning and uses of "metacognition".
- avs733 5y agoits...okay maybe it's a buzzword but it isn't about 'optimized learning' its about valuing the development of a process of learning equally to the content of learning. It has become a focus because teach to the test has done a damn good job of stripping it away from K-12 classroom learning in the US. Now that we realize whats missing ed researchers talk about it more and how to add it back.
- tremon 5y agoNot the same thing. Epistemology is a classification system for knowledge. Metacognition is awareness of the inner workings of your own brain, it's not about classifying the information flowing through it.
- avs733 5y agodo we really need a word like fruit when we already have planes?
- twoxproblematic 5y ago