The better-than-average-effect (BTAE) is the tendency for people to perceive their abilities,
attributes, and personality traits as superior compared with their average peer. This article …

Overconfidence has been studied in 3 distinct ways. Overestimation is thinking that you are
better than you are. Overplacement is the exaggerated belief that you are better than others …

We examine the role of overconfidence in news judgment using two large nationally
representative survey samples. First, we show that three in four Americans overestimate …

The dazzling promises of AI systems to augment humans in various tasks hinge on whether
humans can appropriately rely on them. Recent research has shown that appropriate …

On publication in 2009 John Hattie's Visible Learning presented the biggest ever collection
of research into what actually work in schools to improve children's learning. Not what was …

In this chapter, I provide argument and evidence that the scope of people's ignorance is
often invisible to them. This meta-ignorance (or ignorance of ignorance) arises because lack …

Assessment feedback allows students to obtain valuable information about how they can
improve their future performance and learning strategies. However, research indicates that …

Peer and self-assessment offer an opportunity to scale both assessment and learning to
global classrooms. This article reports our experiences with two iterations of the first large …

Metacognition refers to a set of processes an individual uses in monitoring ongoing
cognition so as to effectively control his or her own behavior. In this article, I discuss key …

Dual Process Theories (DPT) of reasoning posit that judgments are mediated by both fast,
automatic processes and more deliberate, analytic ones. A critical, but unanswered question …