The Role of Metacognitive Components in Creative Thinking

Abstract

Metacognition refers to the knowledge and regulation of one’s own cognitive processes, which has been regarded as a critical component of creative thinking. However, the current literature on the association between metacognition and creative thinking remains controversial, and the underlying role of metacognition in the creative process appears to be insufficiently explored and explained. This review focuses on the roles of three aspects of metacognition (i.e., metacognitive knowledge, metacognitive experience, and metacognitive monitoring and control) in creative thinking and offers a primary summary of the neurocognitive mechanisms that support metacognition during creative thinking. Future research is needed to explore the interactive effects of the metacognitive components on creative thinking and to elucidate the function of metacognition during different stages of the creative process.

How Times of Crisis Serve as a Catalyst for Creative Action: An Agentic Perspective

“…Still, in order for people to take creative action they will need to take some adaptive risks. This includes being able to make judgments about what risks are worth taking, what risks to avoid, and also discern when it may be more hazardous to not take a risk ( Byrnes, 2011 ; Kaufman and Beghetto, 2013 ; Avery and Park, 2016 ; Jia et al, 2019 ). This model thereby asserts that although people may be more hesitant to take risks in a time of crisis, doing so is necessary to move toward creative action.…”

“…A more problematic example of a blended approach would be to conform to fringe perspectives that are dismissive of the dangers of a given crisis, coupled with a choice to exercise one’s agency in defiance of individual and public safety guidelines and thereby increase the chances of harm for oneself and others. Crisis efficacy ( Avery and Park, 2016 ), combined with creative metacognition ( Bandura, 1997 ; Jia et al, 2019 ; Karwowski and Beghetto, 2019 ; Beghetto et al, 2020 ), likely plays an important role in whether people, organizations and societies can successfully navigate a blend of deferential and creative action in times of crisis and thereby maximize beneficial primary and secondary personal and social outcomes, while minimizing potential hazards.…”

Metacognitive Knowledge and the Self as Socially Distanced Online Learner: A Virtual Reality Assisted Analysis of Academic Self-Concept

“…Metacognitive knowledge has been shown to inform and predict motivated learning behaviors and positive achievement outcomes (Covington & Roberts, 1994; Jia et al, 2019; Schraw & Dennison, 1994; Teng, 2020). Learner behaviors and outcomes are therefore partly a consequence of the metacognitive knowledge an individual learner possesses relative to the self, operating within a specific realm of experience (e.g., as a socially distanced online learner).…”

Analysis of students’ creative thinking on plant microtechnical laboratory practices

“…The other research was assessed the effect of web-based creative thinking teaching on students' creativity (Lin & Wu, 2016). Another study tried to evaluate the factor that contributed to student creativity (Jia et al, 2019). However, the research that try to examine or to analyze students' creative thinking skills in Plant Microtechnique course is still rare to be carried out.…”