Which metacognitive activity involves students reflecting on a question individually and then sharing and discussing with nearby peers?

Which metacognitive activity involves students reflecting on a question individually and then sharing and discussing with nearby peers?

• A. Think-pair-share
• B. Cooperative discussion
• C. Think-pair-shares
• D. Peer review

Answer: (C)

Think-pair-share is the activity described. It starts with students reflecting on a question on their own, then they pair up with a nearby partner to share and discuss their ideas, and often ends with a brief whole-class or small-group sharing. This sequence boosts metacognition by giving students time to think privately, articulate their reasoning, and compare it with a peer’s perspective, which helps clarify understanding and reveal gaps. The emphasis on thinking individually and then discussing with a nearby peer fits the prompt perfectly. (Sometimes it’s written as think-pair-shares, but the idea remains the same.)

Think-pair-share is the activity described. It starts with students reflecting on a question on their own, then they pair up with a nearby partner to share and discuss their ideas, and often ends with a brief whole-class or small-group sharing. This sequence boosts metacognition by giving students time to think privately, articulate their reasoning, and compare it with a peer’s perspective, which helps clarify understanding and reveal gaps. The emphasis on thinking individually and then discussing with a nearby peer fits the prompt perfectly. (Sometimes it’s written as think-pair-shares, but the idea remains the same.)