Big Five personality factors show few consistent effects on metacognitive judgments in domain-specific tests¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Except a small negative effect of extraversion, none of the Big Five factors significantly predicted judgments or accuracy in the mathematics test. → Marion Händel & Anique B. H. de Bruin & Markus Dresel 2020 q2 i? Conscientiousness predicted only the global judgment in the high-stakes psychology exam, and was linked to more overconfidence. → Marion Händel & Anique B. H. de Bruin & Markus Dresel 2020 (2)

Evidence¶

Marion Händel & Anique B. H. de Bruin & Markus Dresel 2020¶

Marion Händel & Anique B. H. de Bruin & Markus Dresel (2020). Individual differences in local and global metacognitive judgments. Metacognition and Learning (2020) 15:51–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-020-09220-0

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Study 1 hierarchical regressions of local and global judgments and accuracy scores in the mathematics test. The article reports that "none of the Big Five factors significantly predicted the judgments or judgment accuracy scores" apart from a small negative extraversion effect.

"Interestingly, except a small negative effect of extraversion, none of the Big Five factors significantly predicted the judgments or judgment accuracy scores in the mathematics test."

Marion Händel & Anique B. H. de Bruin & Markus Dresel 2020 (2)¶

Marion Händel & Anique B. H. de Bruin & Markus Dresel (2020). Individual differences in local and global metacognitive judgments. Metacognition and Learning (2020) 15:51–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-020-09220-0

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Study 1 regression on global judgments for the real psychology exam. The article reports conscientiousness "significantly predicted only the global judgment in the final psychology exam as a high stakes condition", and that higher conscientiousness was associated with more overconfidence.

"Conscientiousness significantly predicted only the global judgment in the final psychology exam as a high stakes condition."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Personality Traits — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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