Do university students know how they perform?
The aim of the research is to study the capacity for self-evaluation of University students undergoing tests involving mathematics, linguistic and formal reasoning. Subjects were asked to estimate the number of correct answers and subsequently to compare their performance with that of their peers...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Kura Publishing
2009-10-01
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| Series: | International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education |
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| Online Access: | https://iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/265 |
| Summary: | The aim of the research is to study the capacity for self-evaluation of University students
undergoing tests involving mathematics, linguistic and formal reasoning. Subjects were
asked to estimate the number of correct answers and subsequently to compare their
performance with that of their peers. We divided the subjects into three groups on the basis
of performance: poor, middle and top performers. The results demonstrate that all the
subjects in all tests showed good awareness of their level of actual performance. Analyzing
comparative assessments, the results reported in literature by Kruger and Dunning were
confirmed: poor performers tend to significantly overestimate their own performance whilst
top performers tend to underestimate it. This can be interpreted as a demonstration that
the accuracy of comparative self-evaluations depends on a number of variables: cognitive
and metacognitive factors and aspects associated with self-representation. Our conclusion
is that cognitive and metacognitive processes work as “submerged” in highly subjective
representations, allowing dynamics related to safeguarding the image one has of oneself to
play a role. |
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| ISSN: | 1307-9298 1307-9298 |