Features of the Metacognition Structure for Pre-school Age Children

Peculiarities of the metacognition structure for children of pre-school age are considered. The methods and results of survey of 84 children 5-6 years of age are presented. Features of the children's metacognitive knowledge, processes of goal-setting, simulation of conditions for cognitive activity, programming of cognitive actions, self-control of the process and results in cognitive activity and connections between these components are described. It is shown that children's metacognition may be realized with the help of dialectic thinking.