Assessing Metacognitive Awareness.

Schraw, Gregory; Dennison, Rayne Sperling

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Publication Date: 1994

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Assessing Metacognitive Awareness.

Schraw, Gregory; Dennison, Rayne Sperling

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v19 n4 p460-75 Oct 1994

A 52-item inventory was constructed to measure the metacognitive awareness of adults. Items were classified into eight subcomponents under categories of knowledge and regulation of cognition. Two experiments with 307 undergraduates support a 2-factor structure. Implications for assessment are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measures (Individuals), Metacognition, Perception, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Test Construction, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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