Problem difficulty level relates to metacognitive knowledge level: the more difficult the problem, the higher the metacognitive knowledge required¶

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q1 i? The article concludes that harder problems demand higher levels of metacognitive knowledge, with level-3 problems requiring mastery of level-1 and level-2 capabilities plus metacognition. → Amin et al. 2018

Evidence¶

Amin et al. 2018¶

Bunga D. Amin, Helmi Abdullah and Jasruddin D. Malago. (2018). Sketch strategy of knowledge in physics learning and its influence on metacognitive. Educational Research and Reviews. https://doi.org/10.5897/ERR2017.3293

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Authors' concluding interpretation, based on their analysis of the three PPM levels: level-1 needs only remember-and-use, level-2 requires connecting two cases, and level-3 consists of three linked cases. This is an interpretive claim, not a tested result; no effect size is printed.

"The more difficult the problem is, the higher the level of metacognitive knowledge."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Metacognition — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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