Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
UGC NET December 2022 (03.03.2023) Shift-II
What higher-order knowledge can make the difference between how well and how quickly one's students learn material?
ADeclarative
BRote
CMetacognition ✓ Correct
DProcedural
Correct answer: (C) Metacognition — The higher-order knowledge is metacognition, so the answer is metacognition.
Explanation
★The higher-order knowledge is metacognition, so the answer is metacognition.
★Metacognition is often described as thinking about one's own thinking.
★It is the ability to plan, monitor and evaluate one's own learning.
★It lets a learner change their learning behaviour to face challenges better.
★It also involves knowing one's own strengths and weaknesses as a learner.
★This awareness affects how well and how quickly students learn.
★So the answer is metacognition.
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