Overconfidence (bias) decreased from pretest to posttest across all groups including control, with no group differences¶

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q3 i? Children reduced their bias scores, showing less overconfidence at posttest across the three groups, without significant variation between groups. → Kristin Kolloff 2025

Evidence¶

Kristin Kolloff 2025¶

Kristin Kolloff, Ebru Ger, Claudia M. Roebers. (2025). The role of metacognitive experience: Can feedback training affect kindergarteners' monitoring accuracy? Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-025-09422-4

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Conditional linear mixed model on absolute monitoring accuracy showed measurement point was significant (γ = −0.06, p = 0.03) but neither feedback condition was a significant main effect, so the decline was not attributable to feedback training.

"measurement point was a significant predictor (γ = −0.06, SE = 0.03, t(214) = −2.18, p = 0.03). We found no main effects for MC Monitoring Feedback (γ = −0.01, SE = 0.04, t(214) = −0.28, p = 0.78)"

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