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I'm a fan of getting #feedback and of developing #metacognition for many reasons. A favorite reason - and part of the #cognitivebias realm - is the Dunning-Kruger effect.
In brief, we're not good at judging our own abilities - those who lack ability in a certain area tend to _over_estimate their abilities/knowledge & those who have quite a lot of expertise in an area tend to _under_estimate their abilities relative to others. #cognitivebias
This has significant implications for #teaching & #instructionaldesign :)
One implication - provide more opportunities for feedback & for practicing metacognitive skills in your courses. Your students will benefit.
One implication - provide more opportunities for feedback & for practicing metacognitive skills in your courses. Your students will benefit.
The other? Underestimating our expert abilities relative to others means we tend to design & teach our courses for a more advanced knowledge level than is appropriate for the learners we have. 
And in keeping with this thread, I'm rating my knowledge of this bias at 
And in keeping with this thread, I'm rating my knowledge of this bias at
