ERIC Number: EJ1294115
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Publication Date: 2021
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Examining the Role of Calibration of Executive Function Performance in College Learners' Regulation
Applied Cognitive Psychology, v35 n3 p646-658 May-Jun 2021
This study examined learners' calibration of their executive function performance and the contribution of learners' calibration accuracy to their self-regulated learning. A measure of calibration bias of EF performance is introduced and an evaluation of the utility of the measure is presented. Direct and indirect measures of EF, an assessment of students' metacognitive strategy use, and academic achievement information were obtained from a sample of 189 college learners. Findings revealed that students who were overconfident in their appraisal of their EF performance obtained significantly higher scores on a criterion self-report measure of EF. Evaluation of hierarchical regression analyses revealed that learners' ability to monitor their EF performance predicted criterion measures of EF and metacognitive strategy use, and accounted for unique variance in both outcomes after controlling for their academic achievement. The utility of this calibration bias measure as well as implications for future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Executive Function, College Students, Learning Strategies, Self Management, Bias, Metacognition, Academic Achievement, Measurement Techniques
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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