Metacognitive knowledge is knowledge that we hold about our own thinking,
and the thinking of other people. We are usually able to report metacognitive
knowledge if we are asked about our own thinking and it includes things like:
Understanding that having a strategy might help you to solve a
problem more efficiently, or that having an essay plan may help to
keep your argument on track.
Knowing that it is more difficult to concentrate in a room that is
noisy than one which is quiet.
Knowing that you are good at remembering people’s faces but not
their names, while your friend is good with names, not faces.