Effects of Self-Perception of Reading Skill on Absolute Accuracy of Metacomprehension Judgements
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2014
Publication Title
Current Psychology
DOI
10.1007/s12144-013-9198-x
ISSN
1936-4733
Abstract
The objective of this study is to investigate the role of self-perception of reading skill as a critical cue for metacomprehension assessment. To achieve our objective, we inspected how self-perception of reading skill explains judgements of reading comprehension and their absolute accuracy. The study results supported our hypotheses: (1) self-perception of reading skill was predictive of metacomprehension predictions even when actual reading skill was controlled for; (2) the extent to which self-perception of reading skill deviated from actual reading skill accounted for the degree to which absolute accuracy of predictions was limited; and (3) more-skilled readers were less likely to overestimate their general reading skill and their reading performance in specific texts than less-skilled readers. However, (4) self-perception of reading skill was more highly related to postdictions than predictions of test performance, which was counter to expectations. We conclude that self-perception of reading skill influences metacomprehension assessments and their absolute accuracy.
Recommended Citation
Kwon, Heekyung, Tracy Linderholm.
2014.
"Effects of Self-Perception of Reading Skill on Absolute Accuracy of Metacomprehension Judgements."
Current Psychology, 33 (1): 73-88: Springer.
doi: 10.1007/s12144-013-9198-x
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/curriculum-facpubs/8
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