Finally, the evaluation stage is the last phase in the metacognition process, and it involves reflecting upon your achievements. Reflecting helps you to clarify your work, strategies, and progress and allows for development by highlighting weaknesses (Cottrell, 2024). Despite the notable benefits of reflecting, if you are not used to the process then it can be difficult to know where to start, but with practice it becomes easier. Reflective models are available via the links below and they offer different ways, and levels of engagement, to critically think about your work, providing a framework to evaluate the different stages and methods used. This allows the opportunity to observe areas of efficiency as well as areas for improvement. By acknowledging your achievements and areas for future improvement, you are allowing yourself the opportunity to grow and develop your skills, all of which helps to move the learning process forward, advancing your abilities.
References
Cottrell, S. (2024) The Study Skills Handbook. London: Bloomsbury Academic.