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ERIC Number: EJ1117490
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Nov
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Judgment of Learning Accuracy in High-Functioning Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Grainger, Catherine; Williams, David M.; Lind, Sophie E.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v46 n11 p3570-3582 Nov 2016
This study explored whether adults and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) demonstrate difficulties making metacognitive judgments, specifically judgments of learning. Across two experiments, the study examined whether individuals with ASD could accurately judge whether they had learnt a piece of information (in this case word pairs). In Experiment 1, adults with ASD demonstrated typical accuracy on a standard "cue-alone" judgment of learning (JOL) task, compared to age- and IQ-matched neurotypical adults. Additionally, in Experiment 2, adolescents with ASD demonstrated typical accuracy on both a standard "cue-alone" JOL task, and a "cue-target" JOL task. These results suggest that JOL accuracy is unimpaired in ASD. These results have important implications for both theories of metacognition in ASD and educational practise.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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