Metacognitive theory was created by Flavell in the 1970s to explain "thinking about thinking".

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In this video:
0:05 Cognition vs Metacognition
0:26 Examples
2:26 Flavell's Theory
3:25 Metamemory
4:21 Three Stages of Metacognition
6:28 Four Types of Metacognition
8:15 Advantages of the Theory
10:03 Disadvantages of the Theory
10:37 Applications of the Theory