Low-Performing Students Confidently Overpredict Their Grade Performance throughout the Semester
Meltem Karaca,
Lisa Geraci,
Nayantara Kurpad
et al.
Abstract:When asked to predict how they will perform on an upcoming exam, students are often poorly calibrated, typically in the direction of overpredicting their performance. Research shows that low-performing students’ calibration tends to remain poor across multiple tests over the course of a semester. We tested whether these students remain confident in these erroneously high-grade predictions across the semester or whether their confidence wanes, suggesting some degree of metacognitive awareness. In two studies, s… Show more
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