2. METACOGNITION AND ITEM FORMAT IN PROBLEM SOLVING

Abstract

The current paper reports an investigation about the possible interaction between the item format and the metacognitive issues in the results obtained by the examinees in the solution of problems.  For the quantitative study, the researcher used three questions in different format (selection, short and open answer, respectively) and  a non-cognitive questions questionnaire  aiming to gather information about metacognitive issues such as self-perceived knowledge, use of cognitive strategies for problem solving and activities for cognitive regulation . After various statistical analyses it was possible to conclude that metacognitive aspects are factors that must be considered in the evaluation of learning through problem solving and that examinee’s behavior in relation to those variables is differential in terms of the format in which a question is presented.