This article is learned by the latest brain science of Yonichi Kudo. It is part of the re-editing of the parenting methods of self-regulated Children (SB's new book).
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The essential goal of education is to learn the magic of growing up with your own power and the spell of creating a state of happiness. The two indispensable "states" are psychological security, and the indispensable "skills" are metacognitive ability. The concept of metacognition (Metacognition) is born in the field of cognitive psychology.
Yuan is the meaning of "high order", literally translated "cognition itself". To put it simply, it means "know yourself". People with higher metacognitive ability can correctly grasp their own characteristics and habits, so the stronger the ability to achieve goals and problem-solving ability.
Although according to the differences of the researchers, the clear definition of metacognition is rheumatoid, but my own definition of metacognition refers to "the function of overlooking and learning self".
自分を俯瞰的に捉え、自己について学ぶ
There are two main points.
One is still the way to look at yourself. It is absolutely indispensable in metacognition to turn consciousness to one's own heart, that is, one's own brain characteristics and the track of self-transformation, which are led by one's own mode of thinking and action. There are all kinds of explanations about metacognition in society, but the common one is to take oneself as the object and capture oneself with the feeling that one sees.
However, it is not enough to look down at yourself as a metacognitive "skill".
This is the second point. It's "learn from yourself". Facing the self, the information obtained there is firmly written into the brain as traces of memory, which is the essential meaning and function of metacognition. In some cases, the definition of metacognition does not include self-learning, but if metacognitive skills are to be introduced into the teaching scene, I think it should be included.