元认知的概念是由美国的心理学家弗拉威尔20世纪七十年代提出的。元认知可以使我们从更深的层次上理解人类学习和解决问题的过程,因而它对于教育教学实践具有重要的指导意义。元认知的相关理论对于高校教师教学水平的提高、教学手段的更新、教学能力的培养有着极为重要的影响。一、元认知理论元认知是指人类对其自身认知活动的认知,即,认知主体对自己的认知能力、任务、目标、认知策略、心理活动等方面的认识,其实 The concept of metacognition was proposed by the American psychologist Flavre in the 1970s. Metacognition can make us understand the process of human learning and problem solving from a deeper level, so it has an important guiding significance for education and teaching practice. The related theory of metacognition plays an extremely important role in improving the teaching quality of college teachers, updating teaching methods and cultivating teaching ability. Metacognition theory Metacognition refers to the human cognition of their own cognitive activities, that is, the cognition of cognitive subject on his own cognitive abilities, tasks, goals, cognitive strategies, psychological activities, etc. In fact,