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metacognition

higher-order thinking skills which include knowledge about cognition and regulation of cognition
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metacognition
Giulia Forsythe · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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metacognition

Summary

metacognition is a cognitive process[1]. metacognition ranks in the top 8% of cognitive_process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,248 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • metacognition's instance of is recorded as cognitive process[3].
  • metacognition is a type of perception set[4].
  • metacognition is a type of cognition[5].
  • metacognition's Commons category is recorded as Metacognition[6].
  • metacognition's facet of is recorded as circle of competence[7].
  • metacognition's described by source is recorded as Metacognition[8].

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Context

metacognition's instance of is recorded as cognitive process[3].

Why It Matters

metacognition ranks in the top 8% of cognitive_process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,248 views/month).[2] metacognition has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] metacognition is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . fs.blog. fs.blog. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_metacognition_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{metacognition}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/metacognition}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Facet of → circle of competence
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