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The Assessment of Metacognition in Children Aged 4–16 years: A Systematic Review

Gascoine, L.; Higgins, S.; Wall, K.

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K. Wall



Abstract

This article presents the results of a systematic review of methods that have been used to measure or assess metacognition in children aged 4–16 years over a 20-year period (1992–2012). It includes an overview of the types of tool and methods used linked with the ages of the participants targeted and how metacognition and associated concepts are defined. Two thousand, seven hundred and twenty-one records were identified through systematic searching; 525 articles or reports were full text screened, resulting in 149 included studies reporting 84 distinct tools or methods. Of these 84 distinct tools or methods, four were excluded from further analysis after appraisal for reliability, validity and replicability. The final number of methods and tools for metacognitive assessment included in the analysis is 80. The key findings of this review include: Self-report measures (including questionnaires, surveys and tests) comprise 61% of the included tools; Observational methods that do not rely on prompting to ‘think aloud’ (Think Aloud Protocols) have only been used with students aged 9 years and under; Information about reliability and validity is not always given or given accurately for different tools and methods; The definition of metacognition in a particular study relates directly to its assessment and therefore its outcomes: this can be misaligned.

Citation

Gascoine, L., Higgins, S., & Wall, K. (2017). The Assessment of Metacognition in Children Aged 4–16 years: A Systematic Review. Review of Education, 5(1), 3-57. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3077

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 15, 2016
Online Publication Date May 30, 2016
Publication Date Feb 1, 2017
Deposit Date Mar 3, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Review of Education
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Issue 1
Pages 3-57
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3077

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Gascoine, L., Higgins, S. and Wall, K. (2017), The assessment of metacognition in children aged 4–16 years: a systematic review. Review of Education, 5(1): 3-57, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3077. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.





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