Meaning of metaknowledge | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Knowledge about knowledge itself (for example, epistemologic awareness).
   uncountable, usually
2. Knowledge about types, domains, functions, or preconditions of knowledge.
   uncountable, usually

Examples

“Metaknowledge is knowledge about knowledge […] The hallmark of metaknowledge is its being a matter of knowing propositions in which one K[nowledge]-operator occurs within the scope of another. Knowledge about someone's ignorance thus counts as metaknowledge.”

“The acts of monitoring, hypothesizing, and verifying are internal work which require a person's metaknowledge or knowledge concerning what kind of knowledge is needed and how that knowledge is appropriately used in the situation.”

“Meta-knowledge is knowledge about how to acquire and exploit information, rather than basic knowledge about the world.”

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