Metacognition And Technology Adoption: Exploring Influences

As a component of human cognition, executive function is a collection of processes such as attention, planning, and working memory which are related to managing one's cognitive processes and behaviour. Closely aligned with goal setting, the executive function process of metacognition is important for effective learning and, further, relevant to the successful adoption of technologies which are prevalent today. This paper offers an exploration of some of the influences of metacognition on successful technology adoption with a focus on learning technologies and consideration for metacognitive skills development. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.