How do instructors get students to trust their own thinking and be better than robots?
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What if an AI system could recognize when it’s confused or when to think more carefully? Researchers are working to give large language models these metacognitive abilities.
Metacognition is often described as ‘thinking about our thinking’. It involves being aware of how our mind works and using that awareness to improve how we learn.
Teaching students strategies for learning embedded in all courses should be an important part of all conversations about student retention.
Solving the cognition crisis requires we get smart about our own minds, and there’s never been a more vital time to do that.
For each decision we make, we assign a certain level of confidence. How does the brain decide how much?
From dyslexia, to dementia to schizophrenia, there is evidence that playing games can help, while boosting family connections and emotional wellbeing.
Feel like something will be easy to remember? Your prediction may be influenced by how clearly the information was presented in the first place.
We naturally overestimate the risk of rare events, like shark attacks or terrorism. But there are things you can do to think more rationally about the real risk.
Research suggests that bilinguals have less insight into the way they perform tasks than people who only speak one language.
Despite the popular belief, your first instincts may not be correct.
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Professor of Education, Simon Fraser University
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PhD candidate, University of Cambridge
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Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology, University of Mannheim
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Albright College
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada. Assistant Professor, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, India, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor of Cognitive Science, UNSW
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chercheur CNRS en psychologie expérimentale, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL
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Directeur de recherche en neurosciences, Inserm
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Instructor, Sociology, Toronto Metropolitan University
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CNRS researcher, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL
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PhD Candidate, Cognitive Science Contract Instructor, Carleton University