In the context of learner-centred learning and curricular reform, self-confidence is invoked as
an important construct. However, there is no easily available research-informed guidance on …

Sažetak Metacognitive research aims to explain how people regulate their effort when
performing cognitive tasks, to expose conditions that support reliable monitoring of chance …

We introduce the Berlin Numeracy Test, a new psychometrically sound instrument that
quickly assesses statistical numeracy and risk literacy. We present 21 studies (n= 5336) …

We investigated the relations between numeracy and superior judgment and decision
making in two large community outreach studies in Holland (n= 5408). In these very highly …

This study examined the effect of strategy instruction and incentives on performance,
confidence, and calibration accuracy. Individuals (N= 107) in randomly assigned treatment …

In this chapter we discuss the role metacognitive strategy instruction plays in learning as
well as the effects of metacognitive strategy interventions on learning outcomes. We begin …

Previous research has found that adding pictures to either text-based learning-or testing-
materials has beneficial effects (ie, multimedia effects in learning and testing). However, a …

Accurate monitoring of performance in problem-solving tasks is an important prerequisite for
students' future academic success. A wide variety of interventions aiming to enhance …

Strategic behavior plays a key role in fluid intelligence tasks like Raven's matrices. Some
participants solve items using the strategy of mentally constructing the answer (constructive …

Cognitive strategies in matrix-reasoning tasks have been investigated for the last decade
and a half. Several steps were made since the first paper in the field, but the advances have …