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Use A Metalog To Teach Metacognition
- Do assign a "metalog": daily reflections on real decisions to build metacognition and language for reasoning.
- Students become aware of assumptions and can transfer this reasoning into disciplinary work.
Opinion Versus Thought Distinction
- Distinguish opinions (personal, untestable) from thoughts (evidence-linked, testable) when teaching students.
- Framing writing prompts as asking for thoughts reduces "you can't grade my opinion" complaints.
Teach Roles: Reporter, Attorney, Jury
- Try the Reporter-Attorney-Jury exercise so students read for how and why, not just what, an author says.
- Encourage students to adopt a jury mindset: weigh all evidence before concluding.