NAME: SUBJECT: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
SECTION: BSED-1A-MATHEMATICS-NIGHT PROFESSOR:RONNEL VICTOR KILAT
ACTIVITY 3.1.1
How Do You Think About Thinking?
Answer the Metacognitive awareness Inventory (MAI) and evaluate yourself as a learner.
METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS INVENTORY
INVENTORY
Check True or False for each statement below. After you complete the inventory, use the scoring
guide.
TRUE FALSE
1. I ask myself periodically if I am meeting my goals.
2. I consider several alternatives to a problem before I answer.
3. I try to use strategies that have worked in the past.
4. I pace myself while learning in order to have enough time.
5. I understand my intellectual strengths and weaknesses.
6. I think about what I really need to learn before I begin a task.
7. I know how well I did once I finish a test.
8. I set specific goals before I begin a task.
9. I slow down when I encounter important information.
10. I know what kind of information is most important to learn.
11. I ask myself if I have considered all options when solving a problem.
12. I am good at organizing information.
13. I consciously focus my attention on important information.
14. I have a specific purpose for each strategy I use.
15. I learn best when I know something about the topic.
16. I know what the teacher expects me to learn.
17. I am good at remembering information.
18. I use different learning strategies depending on the situation.
19. I ask myself if there was an easier way to do things after I finish a task.
20. I have control over how well I learn.
21. I periodically review to help me understand important relationships.
22. I ask myself questions about the material before I begin.
23. I think of several ways to solve a problem and choose the best one.
24. I summarize what I’ve learned after I finish.
25. I ask others for help when I don’t understand something.
26. I can motivate myself to learn when I need to.
27. I am aware of what strategies I use when I study.
28. I find myself analyzing the usefulness of strategies while I study.
29. I use my intellectual strengths to compensate for my weaknesses.
30. I focus on the meaning and significance of new information.
31. I create my own examples to make information more meaningful.
32. I am a good judge of how well I understand something.
33. I find myself using helpful learning strategies automatically.
34. I find myself pausing regularly to check my comprehension.
35. I know when each strategy I use will be most effective.
36. I ask myself how well I accomplish my goals once I’m finished.
37. I draw pictures or diagrams to help me understand while learning.
38. I ask myself if I have considered all options after I solve a problem.
39. I try to translate new information into my own words.
40. I change strategies when I fail to understand.
41. I use the organizational structure of the text to help me learn.
42. I read instructions carefully before I begin a task.
43. I ask myself if what I’m reading is related to what I already know.
44. I reevaluate my assumptions when I get confused.
45. I organize my time to best accomplish my goals.
46. I learn more when I am interested in the topic.
47. I try to break studying down into smaller steps.
48. I focus on overall meaning rather than specifics.
49. I ask myself questions about how well I am doing while I am learning
something new.
50. I ask myself if I learned as much as I could have once I finish a task.
51. I stop and go back over new information that is not clear.
52. I stop and reread when I get confused.
Metacognitive Awareness Inventory Scoring Guide
Directions: Score every “true” answer as 1 point each. Score every “false” answer as 0 points each.
Add up the total in each column and place it over the points possible. For example, if I have 5 true
answers and 3 false answers in one chart. The total score for that chart would be 5/8.
Knowledge about Cognition
Declarative Knowledge SCORE
5. I understand my intellectual strengths and weaknesses.
10. I know what kind of information is most important to learn.
12. I am good at organizing information.
16. I know what the teacher expects me to learn.
17. I am good at remembering information.
20. I have control over how well I learn.
32. I am a good judge of how well I understand something.
46. I learn more when I am interested in the topic.
Total /8
Procedural Knowledge Score Conditional Knowledge Score
3. I try to use strategies that have 15. I learn best when I know
worked in the past. something about the topic.
14. I have a specific purpose for 18. I use different learning
each strategy I use. strategies depending on the
situation.
27. I am aware of what strategies I 26. I can motivate myself to learn
use when I study. when I need to.
33. I find myself using helpful 29. I use my intellectual strengths to
learning strategies automatically. compensate for my weaknesses.
35. I know when each strategy I use
will be most effective.
Total /4 Total /5
Regulation of Cognition
Planning Score Comprehension Monitoring Score
4. I pace myself while learning in order 1. I ask myself periodically if I am
to have enough time. meeting my goals.
6. I think about what I really need to 2. I consider several alternatives to a
learn before I begin a task. problem before I answer.
8. I set specific goals before I begin a 11. I ask myself if I have considered all
task. options when solving a problem.
22. I ask myself questions about the 21. I periodically review to help me
material before I begin. understand important relationships.
23. I think of several ways to solve a 28. I find myself analyzing the
problem and choose the best one. usefulness of strategies while I study.
42. I read instructions carefully before I 34. I find myself pausing regularly to
begin a task. check my comprehension.
45. I organize my time to best 49. I ask myself questions about how
accomplish my goals. well I am doing while learning
something new.
Total /7 Total /7
Information Management Strategies Score
9. I slow down when I encounter important information.
13. I consciously focus my attention on important information.
30. I focus on the meaning and significance of new information.
31. I create my own examples to make information more meaningful.
37. I draw pictures or diagrams to help me understand while learning.
39. I try to translate new information into my own words.
41. I use the organizational structure of the text to help me learn.
43. I ask myself if what I’m reading is related to what I already know.
47. I try to break studying down into smaller steps.
48. I focus on overall meaning rather than specifics.
Total /10
Debugging Strategies Score Evaluation Score
25. I ask others for help when I don’t 7. I know how well I did once I finish
understand something. a test.
40. I change strategies when I fail to 18. I ask myself if there was an
understand. easier way to do things after I finish a
task.
44. I re-evaluate my assumptions 24. I summarize what I’ve learned
when I get confused. after I finish.
51. I stop and go back over new 36. I ask myself how well I
information that is not clear. accomplish my goals once I’m
finished.
52. I stop and reread when I get 38. I ask myself if I have considered
confused. all options after I solve a problem.
49. I ask myself if I learned as much
as I could have once I finish a task.
Total /5 Total /6
