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Cognitive strategies are used to acquire and retain information. They include memorizing, problem solving, making mind maps, using mnemonics, etc. Metacognitive strategies involve determining which cognitive strategies should be used in a particular situation.

SOURCE: McGuire, Saundra Y . Close the Metacognitive Equity Gap: Teach All Students How to Learn. Journal of College Academic Support Programs. Volume 4 | Issue 1, 2021, p. 69.

Metacognitive strategies are important because they allow learners to