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Direct linkMiller, Tyler M.; Geraci, Lisa – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2011
People are generally overconfident in their self-assessments and this overconfidence effect is greatest for people of poorer abilities. For example, poor students predict that they will perform much better on exams than they do. One explanation for this result is that poor performers in general are doubly cursed: They lack knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Prediction, Metacognition, Low Achievement, Self Esteem
Huett, Jason Bond; Young, Jon; Huett, Kimberly Cleaves; Moller, Leslie; Bray, Marty – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2008
The purpose of this research was to manipulate the component of confidence found in Keller's ARCS Model to enhance the confidence and performance of undergraduate students enrolled in an online course at a Texas University. This experiment used SAM Office 2003 and WebCT for the delivery of the tactics, strategies, confidence-enhancing e-mails…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, Online Courses, Instructional Effectiveness
