Learning Communities Promote Pedagogical Metacognition in Higher Education Faculty

Autor/inn/en	Tocco, Audrey J.; Mehrhoff, Lauren A.; Osborn, Haley M.; McCartin, Lyda F.; Jameson, Molly M.
Titel	Learning Communities Promote Pedagogical Metacognition in Higher Education Faculty
Quelle	In: To Improve the Academy, 42 (2023) 1, S.224-254, Artikel 9 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tocco, Audrey J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; Teaching Methods; Metacognition; Higher Education; College Faculty; Reflective Teaching; Faculty Development; Teacher Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät
Abstract	Pedagogical metacognition, or the reflective and reflexive actions associated with teaching practice, strengthens the planning, monitoring, evaluation, and adjustment of teaching in higher education faculty. Learning communities are optimal environments to foster this active teaching reflection. This study incorporated pedagogical metacognition into a faculty learning community curriculum and explored its impacts on higher education instructors' reflective and reflexive practices. Faculty participants completed monthly metacognitive reflections for one academic year, each corresponding to a research-based principle of learning. Qualitative analysis indicated that faculty learning community participants recognized their lack of pedagogical training, successfully reflected on their teaching strategies, identified areas for improvement, and set goals to incorporate research-based strategies into their instruction. To maximize student learning, pedagogical metacognition should be included in higher education professional development to encourage reflection on and action upon one's teaching. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01