MAKE: A framework to enhance metacognitive skills of engineering students

Metacognition or knowledge of one´s own cognitive process, is an important skill for engineering students. Considered to be a surviving tool, metacognition plays a significant role in the self-regulated learning abilities of students. In this paper, the authors have proposed a framework `MAKE - Motivation, Attention, Knowledge, Execution´, for enhancing the metacognitive skills of students. This framework can help students and teachers to apply the formats of Active Learning in Engineering. The authors have demonstrated a case study where MAKE was deployed in Samarth Way™ - competency building model - to enhance the productivity of newly inducted employees in a company.