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KNOWLEDGE ATLAS / THINK

What would change your mind?

Look closely at assumptions, explanations and evidence. Explore what shapes judgement and what could help us think more carefully.

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THINK / THE BETTER QUESTION

What would help you check your thinking?

“I think I understand” is a useful starting impression. Now choose something you can observe: explain the mechanism, solve a new example or identify where your explanation breaks down.

The EEF’s metacognition guidance describes planning, monitoring and evaluating learning, and emphasises teaching strategies within particular subjects and lessons.

Make the check specific

For an argument paragraph, ask: “Can I explain how this evidence supports this claim?” For a science explanation: “Can I predict what changes if one condition changes?”

These are suggested prompts, not a validated diagnostic test. A learner may need subject knowledge, an example or modelling before the check is useful.

Source: Education Endowment Foundation, Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning. The prompts are original TeachBox applications.

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A PRACTICAL NEXT ACTION

What does this source actually permit you to conclude?

For a research claim, record who was studied, what was compared, which outcome was measured and what remains uncertain before applying it.

A result in one setting does not guarantee the same outcome elsewhere. This page is practical guidance, not a research review.

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