Choice latency is a valid cue for kindergarteners: faster recognition responses are associated with correct answers¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i1 Retrieval fluency, operationalized as choice latency, was available as a valid cue: correct recognition was associated with shorter choice latencies than incorrect recognition. → 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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Multilevel analysis of within-person Gamma correlations between choice latency and recognition correctness in 214 kindergarteners confirmed cue validity (OR = 1.20, p < 0.01). Children responded faster on correct than incorrect answers at both measurement points.

"Results revealed that retrieval fluency as a cue was available for the children, both pretest and posttest (γ = 0.18, SE = 0.07, OR = 1.20, z = 2.76, p < 0.01; see Appendix Figure D1)."

Discussion¶

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