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Personality testing reflection and mindfulness: reliability and validity
Prof robin Matthews
Revised March 2018

2. Meta cognition: definitions
“The knowledge and control children have over their own thinking and learning activities” (Cross & Paris, 1988, p. 131)
“Awareness of one’s own thinking, awareness of the content of one’s conceptions, an active monitoring of one’s cognitive processes, an attempt to regulate one’s cognitive processes in relationship to further learning, and an application of a set of heuristics as an effective device for helping people organize their methods of attack on problems in general” (Hennessey, 1999, p. 3)
“Awareness and management of one’s own thought” (Kuhn & Dean, 2004, p. 270)
“The monitoring and control of thought” (Martinez, 2006, p. 696)
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3. Critical thinking and metacognition (1)
analyzing arguments
making inferences using inductive or deductive reasoning
judging or evaluating
making decisions or solving problems
attitudes or habits of mind:
open- and fair-mindedness,
flexibility, willingness to entertain diverse viewpoints
propensity to seek reason,
Inquisitiveness, desire to be well-informed,
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4. Critical thinking and metacognition (2)
considering the basis of beliefs
partitioning conceptions to assess competing conceptions;
considering the relationship between conceptions and evidence
considering explicitly the status of one’s own conceptions;
evaluating the consistency and generalizability inherent in conceptions
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5. Developing metacognition
Before a Task - Is this similar to a previous task? What do I want to achieve? What should I do first?
During The Task - Am I on the right track? What can I do differently? Who can I ask for help?
After a Task - What worked well? What could I have done better? Can I apply this to other situations?
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6. Mindfulness: related concepts
REFLECTION, MEDITATION, CONTEMPLATION, IMAGINATION, INTUITION, MYSTICISM, SPIRITUALITY, DECONSTRUCTION, MARTIAL ARTS, ALTERNATIVE GRAMMARS, CREATIVITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION, LATERAL THINKING, OUT OF THE BOX THINKING, RISK TAKING, DARE TO THINK IN A DIFFERENT WAY, AUTHENTICITY.
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7. MINDFULNESS Two main constructs
1. AWARENESS; acknowledging thoughts and feelings
2. ACCEPTANCE; accepting thoughts an feelings non judgementally
Actively noticing new things
Focus on the present
Avoiding negative evaluations
Avoiding turbulent inner narratives
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