Professor Daniel Muijs, Head of the School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work and Professor of Education at Queen’s University Belfast delivered a lecture on ‘Memory and Metacognition’ on Thursday 16^th May in St Mary’s University College.  It was extremely well received by a large and engaged audience of College tutors.

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Memory and Metacognition

Abstract:  In recent years there has been a lot of emphasis on research on memory, which has looked at factors such as the structure of memory and the importance of cognitive load. This research has led to a number of recommendations for teaching, for example pointing to the importance of knowledge and instruction. At the same time, there is an equally influential body of research on metacognition (the extent to which we can regulate and monitor our own learning), which is often seen as leading to very different recommendations for practice. In this seminar I will look at the evidence base intense areas, myths and misunderstandings in relation to them, and discuss to what extent they are contradictory or can be reconciled and integrated into our pedagogical approaches.

Professor Daniel Muijs

Daniel Muijs is Head of the School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work and Professor of Education at Queen’s University Belfast. Previously he has held professorial and management positions at a range of UK and international universities and led the Research and Evaluation team at Ofsted. Daniel is an expert on school and teacher effectiveness and has published widely in this field. He is editor of the journal School Effectiveness and School Improvement.