Métacognition et formation des adultes

Abstract

Invariably, thinking is concomitant with metacognition. Against the background of this thesis, the article pursues a number of theoretical as well as empirical questions which arise in this context. What, precisely, is to be understood under the term metacognition? Which are the constitutive elements of the definition? What does an explicit metacognitive orientation consist of? Using a primarily empirical approach, more in-depth questions are looked into: Among adult learners, what is the distribution of developed versus less developed metacognitive orientations in the random samples available to us? Which are the personality variables that favor the acquisition and explicit application of metacognitive accesses? Does a developed metacognitive attitude have an effect on learning success, and if so, what weight does it have? The last-mentioned questions were clarified in two research projects on organized continued education of several years duration. One was focused on the explicit imparting of metacognitive techniques, the other on the design and performance of the specific verification of learning success.

Keywords

• adult learning
• attribution of success
• confidence in success
• learning attitude
• learning success
• metacognition