Abstract:Measuring metacognitionResearch on metacognition poses quite a challenge: asking people directly to evaluate their metacognition may be flawed as they may struggle to realistically evaluate their deficits if they do indeed have a deficit in metacognition (Nelson & Narens, 1994). The three main methods to investigate metacognition are self-reports, the comparison of self-and other reports, and comparing peoples' self-evaluation with an outside criterion. Self-reports are a useful tool in gaining an understandin… Show more
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