Self-Reflection on Enhancing Metacognition

Please rate yourself according to the following scale on your use of Arthur R. Costa's strategies for enhancing metacognition.

     5=Very Often     4=Often      3=Sometimes     2=Seldom     1=Hardly Ever

1.  Strategy Planning
     (Planning, monitoring, and evaluating activities.)
5 4 3 2 1
2.  Question Generating
     (Asking students to generate their own questions about content.)
5 4 3 2 1
3.  Conscious Choosing
     (Considering the effects of choices prior to deciding.)
5 4 3 2 1
4.  Differentiated Evaluating
     (Establishing multiple criteria to reflect on one's own activities.)
5 4 3 2 1
5. Taking Credit
     (Stating what students have done well and seeking feedback from peers.)
5 4 3 2 1
6.  Outlawing "I Can't"
     (Insisting on problem solving and possibility thinking.)
5 4 3 2 1
7.  Paraphrasing/Reflecting Back Students' Ideas
     (Inviting students to restate others' ideas.)
5 4 3 2 1
8.  Labeling Student's Behaviors
     (Stating what students are doing cognitively and giving these actions a name.)
5 4 3 2 1
9.  Clarifying Students' Terminology
     (Asking for definitions of non-specific or vague words.)
5 4 3 2 1
10. Role Playing and Simulations
     (Having students play the parts of other persons, characterizing their points of view.)
5 4 3 2 1
11. Journal Keeping
     (Writing and illustrating one's personal thoughts.)
5 4 3 2 1
12. Modeling
     (Teachers modeling their own thinking processes.)
5 4 3 2 1