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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"metacognitive ability"”.
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Metacognition Moderates Math Anxiety and Affects Performance on a Math Task
… in accuracy such that individuals with high metacognitive ability were more confident in their ability to correctly answer the problems. This study supports and extends past research findings on the importance of metacognitive processes (evaluation, monitoring, checking, and planning …
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The Effect Of Gender, Confirmation Bias, And Metacognitive Self Assessment Over Varying Levels Of Expertise In A Visuospatial Task
… there exists a relationship between levels of metacognitive ability and estimation of personal ability for largely verbally-based tasks, where those with lessened facility for the task tend toward overestimation of their aptitude relative to their peers (Kruger and Dunning, 1999). This study …
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The effects on student understanding when questioning techniques are used during the reading of informational text
… of the strategies, but they need to have the metacognitive ability of when to use the best strategy for the task at hand. In order to determine how student comprehension improves once strategy instruction has been given, I chose to do a survey that focused on questions referring to the …
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Does being unaware predict being unskilled? Analyzing the predictive ability of the Metacognition Awareness Inventory
… performance, using a tool designed to assess metacognitive ability. Participants first completed a metacognition scale designed to assess learning strategies – the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI). Next, the participants were administered a 29-minute lecture followed by a brief exam at …
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Identifying Emotional Intelligence And Metacognition In Medical Education
… years. Research into emotional intelligence and metacognitive functioning and its’ influence on reflective practice in medical education acknowledges the need for more taxonomies of knowledge and skills. A quantitative correlational study was conducted utilizing Family Practice residents. Three …
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The Intergenerational Transmission of Mentalization: How Parental Reflective Function on the Parent Development Interview relates to Child Mentalization on the Thematic Apperception Test
<p>Mentalization is defined as the metacognitive ability to think about one’s own and other’s thoughts and feelings, with the goal of comprehending behavior (Benbassat & Priel, 2012). Mentalization is associated with secure attachment, and is both directly and indirectly linked to multiple social …
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The Development Of The Metacognitive Elements Of Study Scale
<p>Current theories suggest that metacognitive skills are an important aspect of effective studying. However, few learning and study questionnaires assess the metacognitive components of studying and those that do often assume that certain strategies are more appropriate than others, regardless of …
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Can Metacognitive Monitoring Ability be Trained?
… Although most research has attempted to reduce metacognitive errors in low performers by training cognitive ability (e.g., teaching them to perform better on a task), training metacognitive ability may be both more efficient and more likely to transfer to other tasks. In light of recent findings …
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The Effect of Embedded Metacognitive Prompts and Probes on Students’ Awareness in a Multimedia Lesson for Elementary School Students
In a study he called The Effect of Embedded Metacognitive Cues and Probes on Use of Learner Control Features in an On-line Lesson for Elementary Students, Watson (2001) found that minimal prompting by an online tutorial increased 5th grade students’ comprehension of how much they understood. While …
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The Process of Thinking and Making in the Beginning Design Studio
… have found that metacognition, or the ability to "think about thinking," plays a significant role in students' design education. Educators are increasingly focused on metacognition in design education, not only with the subject matter, but also with the development of metacognitive …