Metacognitive skill: how it is acquired

Conway-Smith, B.,West, R.L., & Mylopoulos, M.
In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (2023)

Abstract
Metacognition can improve with practice, yet the mechanisms underlying metacognitive skill learning remain unclear. We propose that metacognitive skill learning can be largely explained by the skill acquisition model advanced by Fitts (1964) and Anderson (1982). While this model has been successful in the domains of motor skill and cognitive skill, it has not yet been applied to metacognitive skill. This novel framework of metacognitive skill learning can help explain its cognitive underpinnings and sheds light on otherwise unexplainable empirical data. Watch the video presentation.
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