A Clusterial Conceptualization of Metacognization in Students
A Clusterial Conceptualization of Metacognization in Students

Author(s): Ioana Porumb, Loredana Manasia
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: Metacognition; metacognitive knowledge; metacognitive management; factorial model; fit indices.
Summary/Abstract: The focus of the present study is on students' metacognitive knowledge, strategies and experiences involved in learning. Due to the complexity of the construct, the literature on metacognition promoted a proliferation of senses and approaches. The paper presents a model in which specific levels of generalization of the construct of metacognition are differentiated. Based on their level of generalization, the clusters of metacognition are located in a hierarchical structure. Two main constructs are differentiated: metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive management. Each cluster unfolds three different interrelated factors: knowledge on persons, on strategies, and on tasks, in the case of metacognitive knowledge cluster, and metacognitive strategies, metacognitive monitoring and control, regulation and self-evaluation, for the cluster of metacognitive management. The theoretical model was empirically tested on a sample of 575 Romanian students in upper secondary education. Structural equation modeling was conducted to test the fitting of the model. Methodological implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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