Adult Metacomprehension: Judgment Processes and Accuracy Constraints |
| |
| Authors: | Qin Zhao Tracy Linderholm |
| |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Educational Psychology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117047, Gainesville, FL 32611-7047, USA |
| |
| Abstract: | The objective of this paper is to review and synthesize two interrelated topics in the adult metacomprehension literature:
the bases of metacomprehension judgment and the constraints on metacomprehension accuracy. Our review shows that adult readers
base their metacomprehension judgments on different types of information, including experiences with current tasks and pre-formed
expectations of performance affected by factors such as self-perception of ability. We propose a model that shows the anchoring
and adjustment mechanism (Tversky and Kahneman, Science 185:1124–1130, 1974) underlies metacomprehension judgments. Specifically,
due to test uncertainty, people may judge future comprehension performance by starting with an anchor such as pre-formed performance
expectations and then (insufficiently) adjust away from it based on experiences with current tasks. This anchoring and adjustment
model of metacomprehension judgment sheds light on what constrains metacomprehension accuracy. We conclude that two main accuracy
constraints are the anchoring effect and the poor diagnostic validity of experiential cues. Based on the review, we discuss
avenues for future research that will further our understanding of the mechanisms underlying metacomprehension. |
| |
| Keywords: | Metacomprehension judgment Anchoring and adjustment Metacomprehension accuracy Reading comprehension |
| 本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
|
