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metacognition
Thinking about thinking; a practice designed to help students think abou tthe cognitive processes they use in different learning situation; usually involves questions such as "What process did I use to solve that problem" and "Do I understand the task?"; goal is for students to plan their approach to learning based on self-knowledge.
model answers
Examples of student work that provide a model of excellent, average, and poor quality; used to help students understand criteria for mastery and establish goals for their own work.
MPEG
Moving Picture Expert Group; digital format for compressed video files.
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