Andrew knows that he needs to read his history text to learn the material, but he has to see the biology diagrams to understand the material. He uses acronyms to remember information in biology but makes up stories about the material in history. How does Andrew know this is how he learns best?
A) Andrew is capable of hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
B) Andrew is taught to study in this manner by his teachers.
C) Andrew has developed the ability for metacognition.
D) Andrew has seen his brother study in this manner so he is modeling his behavior.

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Andrew's awareness of his own learning preferences and strategies suggests that he has developed metacognition, which involves understanding how one learns and being able to regulate one's own learning behaviors. The other options are not really applicable as they do not address Andrew's self-awareness of his own learning style.

Andrew Knows That He Needs to Read His History Text