Confidence on the WMPT predicts numeracy but not reading or spelling¶

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q3 i? Confidence on the WMPT was a significant predictor only of WIAT-II Numerical Operations, in a model accounting for 16% of the variance; it did not significantly predict Word Reading, Spelling or Composite Score. → Freeman 2017

Evidence¶

Freeman 2017¶

Freeman, Emily E.; Karayanidis, Frini; Chalmers, Kerry A. (2017). Metacognitive monitoring of working memory performance and its relationship to academic achievement in Grade 4 children. Learning and Individual Differences, Vol. 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2017.06.003

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Regression models using WMPT confidence as predictor with gender and age covariates; only the Numerical Operations model was significant (16% of variance). The authors suggest confidence may relate more to numerical problem solving than to reading and spelling.

"For confidence, the only significant model was for Numerical Operations, accounting for 16% of the variance. Both confidence and age were significant predictors, with higher confidence and age associated with higher Numerical Operations scores."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Grade 4 children can metacognitively monitor their working memory performance, tending to be over-confident as task difficulty increases
• WMPT accuracy, confidence, Bias Index and Absolute Accuracy Index all change significantly with task difficulty
• Better calibration (lower Absolute Accuracy Index) is associated with higher Word Reading and Composite achievement scores — related
• The Bias Index significantly predicts all four WIAT-II achievement measures, with over-confidence associated with lower achievement — related
• WMPT accuracy is positively correlated with reading, numeracy, spelling and composite achievement scores — related