Age and gender: Determinants of metacognition among rural adolescents

educational psychology, but what exactly is metacognition? The length and abstract nature of the word makes it sound intimidating, yet it’s not as daunting a concept as it might seem. We engage in metacognitive activities every day. Metacognition enables us to be successful learners and has been associated with intelligence. Metacognition refers to higher order thinking which involves active control over the cognitive processes engaged in learning. Activities such as planning how to approach a given learning task, monitoring comprehension, and evaluating progress toward the completion of a task are metacognitive in nature. Because metacognition plays a critical role in successful learning, it is important to study metacognitive activity and development to determine how students can be taught to better apply their cognitive resources through metacognitive control. In case of relationship between gender and cognitive abilities, no clear relationship has been established by researchers. For attitudinal variables males showed superior Age and gender: Determinants of metacognition among rural adolescents