Any kind of mental action used by a student to comprehend and make meaning out reading text?

Metacognition refers to any kind of mental action used by a student to comprehend and make meaning out of reading text. It involves the ability to think about one's own thinking, and includes activities such as planning, monitoring, and evaluating one's own understanding. For example, a student might use metacognition to identify what they know and do not know about a topic, to set goals for reading, to identify and clarify confusing parts of a text, or to monitor their own comprehension by asking themselves questions about the text.