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Metacognition in motor learning.

D A Simon1, R A Bjork

  • 1Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. simond@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|August 7, 2001
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Participants often misjudge their learning progress. This study shows that even when blocked practice hinders long-term retention of perceptual-motor skills, individuals incorrectly predict better performance.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Motor Learning
  • Human Performance

Background:

  • Research indicates that judgments of verbal learning are often unreliable and overconfident.
  • Understanding metacognitive judgments in motor skill acquisition is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate participants' performance predictions in perceptual-motor learning.
  • To examine the relationship between practice structure (blocked vs. interleaved) and metacognitive judgments.
  • To determine if ease of acquisition influences retention predictions in motor learning.

Main Methods:

  • Participants learned three distinct computer number pad keystroke patterns.
  • Practice conditions involved either blocked or randomly interleaved trials.
  • Predictions of 24-hour test performance were collected periodically.

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Main Results:

  • Blocked practice improved initial skill acquisition (learning).
  • Blocked practice impaired long-term skill retention.
  • Participants inaccurately predicted better performance with blocked practice, despite poorer retention.

Conclusions:

  • Metacognitive judgments of learning in perceptual-motor skills are unreliable, mirroring findings in verbal learning.
  • Individuals tend to equate current performance ease with actual learning, leading to overconfidence.
  • This misinterpretation can occur at the expense of actual long-term skill retention.