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The role of metacognitive skills in learning to solve problems

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Study III: added value <strong>of</strong> the task model 143<br />

knowledge. Spend<strong>in</strong>g time <strong>in</strong> the ORGANISE phase <strong>in</strong> the no-model<br />

condition is positively related <strong>to</strong> both concurrent variables for metacognition,<br />

and spend<strong>in</strong>g time <strong>in</strong> this phase is also positively related <strong>to</strong> the<br />

acquisition <strong>of</strong> specific procedural knowledge. Furthermore, knowledge<br />

acquisition is positively related <strong>to</strong> transfer. This could be <strong>in</strong>terpreted as<br />

<strong>in</strong>dicat<strong>in</strong>g that the relation between metacognition and transfer is mediated<br />

by knowledge acquisition; no direct relation exists. <strong>The</strong> relation<br />

between the time spent <strong>in</strong> the ORGANISE phase, learn<strong>in</strong>g and metacognition<br />

could <strong>in</strong>dicate the follow<strong>in</strong>g: discussion about concepts and<br />

relations <strong>in</strong> the doma<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> KM stimulates the acquisition <strong>of</strong> declarative<br />

knowledge (positive relation between ORGANISE and declarative knowledge).<br />

Ask<strong>in</strong>g each other questions about doma<strong>in</strong> knowledge stimulates<br />

the acquisition <strong>of</strong> declarative knowledge (positive relation between G<br />

META and declarative knowledge). Mak<strong>in</strong>g contributions that <strong>in</strong>dicate<br />

plann<strong>in</strong>g and moni<strong>to</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g behaviour stimulates the development<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>tuitive task knowledge (positive relation between KM META<br />

and KM model-specific procedural knowledge).<br />

In the model condition, metacognition is not related <strong>to</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g nor<br />

transfer. Spend<strong>in</strong>g time <strong>in</strong> the FOCUS phase is positively related <strong>to</strong><br />

mak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>metacognitive</strong> contributions. A possible <strong>in</strong>terpretation here is<br />

that discussion <strong>in</strong> the FOCUS phase has a <strong>metacognitive</strong> component <strong>in</strong><br />

terms <strong>of</strong> regulat<strong>in</strong>g learn<strong>in</strong>g behaviour but this does not lead <strong>to</strong> knowledge<br />

acquisition.<br />

6.3.5.3 Construct and predictive validity <strong>of</strong> metacognition<br />

In figure 6.10 the results concern<strong>in</strong>g construct and predictive validity<br />

<strong>of</strong> metacognition are displayed. <strong>The</strong> self-reported use <strong>of</strong> <strong>metacognitive</strong><br />

<strong>skills</strong> before and after task performance are strongly related <strong>in</strong> both<br />

conditions. Concurrent measurements <strong>of</strong> metacognition are not related<br />

<strong>to</strong> the self-report measures.<br />

In the model condition, none <strong>of</strong> the measures <strong>of</strong> metacognition are related<br />

<strong>to</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g results. In the model condition students make more<br />

group-related task- and <strong>metacognitive</strong> contributions than <strong>in</strong> the nomodel<br />

condition. This can be an <strong>in</strong>dication that <strong>in</strong> the model condition<br />

one needs <strong>to</strong> regulate the use <strong>of</strong> the task model <strong>in</strong>stead <strong>of</strong> regulat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

cognitive activities at the object level.<br />

In the no-model condition, the concurrent measures <strong>of</strong> metacognition<br />

are related <strong>to</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g results. <strong>The</strong> amount <strong>of</strong> <strong>metacognitive</strong> doma<strong>in</strong>related<br />

contributions positively <strong>in</strong>fluences the acquisition <strong>of</strong> KM modelspecific<br />

procedural knowledge. Group-related <strong>metacognitive</strong> contributions<br />

positively <strong>in</strong>fluence acquisition <strong>of</strong> declarative knowledge. This suggests<br />

that without a task model, regulation <strong>of</strong> the object-level results <strong>in</strong>

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