// Glossary
Metacognition
6 topics
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About Encounters That Make You Realize What You Didn't Know
The ability to objectively recognize and control one's own cognitive processes. Includes the state of 'knowing that one does not know.'
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Where Does the Ability to Pose Questions Develop?
The ability to objectively recognize one's own thinking process. Essential for knowing 'what one does not know'.
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How Does Teaching Change Your Own Understanding?
The ability to objectively monitor and control one's own cognitive activities; teaching makes one more aware of 'what is difficult to understand.'
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The Difficulty of Explaining Things Simply
The ability to objectively recognize one's own thought and knowledge states. Effective explanation requires grasping not only the other's knowledge state but also the limits of one's own explanation.
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About the State of Not Knowing That You Don't Know
The ability to recognize and control one's own cognitive processes. Essential for knowing 'what one does not know.' The first step to recognizing and closing knowledge gaps.
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Does Reading Volume Correlate with Thinking Ability?
The ability to objectively recognize and control one's own thinking processes, often cultivated through reading.