Metacognitive and Control Strategies in Study-Time Allocation

This article investigates how people's metacognitive judgments influence subsequent study-time-allocation strategies. The authors present a comprehensive literature review indicating that people allocate more study time to judged-difficult than to judged-easy items-consistent with extant models...

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Published in:Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition memory, and cognition, 2000-01, Vol.26 (1), p.204-221
Main Authors: Son, Lisa K, Metcalfe, Janet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Expectations
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Internal-External Control
Judgment
Knowledge Level
Learning
Learning. Memory
Male
Mental Recall
Metacognition
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Students - psychology
Study Habits
Task Complexity
Time Management
Time On Task
Time Perception
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Summary:This article investigates how people's metacognitive judgments influence subsequent study-time-allocation strategies. The authors present a comprehensive literature review indicating that people allocate more study time to judged-difficult than to judged-easy items-consistent with extant models of study-time allocation. However, typically, the materials were short, and participants had ample time for study. In contrast, in Experiment 1, when participants had insufficient time to study, they allocated more time to the judged-easy items than to the judged-difficult items, especially when expecting a test. In Experiment 2, when the materials were shorter, people allocated more study time to the judged-difficult materials. In Experiment 3, under high time pressure, people preferred studying judged-easy sonnets; under moderate time pressure, they showed no preference. These results provide new evidence against extant theories of study-time allocation.
ISSN:0278-7393
1939-1285
DOI:10.1037/0278-7393.26.1.204