NDLI: A different view of metamemory with illustrations from children’s beliefs about long-term retention

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Author	O’Sullivan, Julia T. Howe, Mark L.
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	We argue that metamemory has traditionally been conceptualized as factual, truthful knowledge about memory. We suggest that such a conceptualization is overly restrictive, theoretically and empirically, and propose that metamemory should be conceptualized as personalized, constructed knowledge consisting of both accurate and naive beliefs. Using data concerning the development of children’s beliefs about long-term retention, we illustrate the advantages of this more contemporary conceptualization over its traditional counterpart. These advantages are that the contemporary view (a) places considerable value on young children’s beliefs, many of which are naive, and their role in development, (b) encourages metamemory research in areas where it is not known a priori what the accurate metamemory belief should be, (c) helps to make contact with the literature on theories of the mind, and (d) is consistent with contemporary theories of knowledge development in general. We elaborate the contemporary view of metamemory, outlining a model of how it develops and how it impacts on memory. We conclude by sketching some future directions for research in the area.Nous considérons que la métamémoire a été traditionnellement conceptualisée comme une véritable connaissance sur la mémoire basée sur les faits. Nous pensons qu’une telle conceptualisation est théoriquement et méthodologiquement trop restrictive, et pensons que la métamémoire devrait être conceptualisée comme une connaissance construite et personnalisée comportant à la fois des croyances vraies et des connaissances naïves. Nous illustrons les avantages de cette conception plus actuelle, par rapport à la conception traditionnelle, en utilisant des données concernant le développement des croyances des enfants sur la mémoire à long terme. Les avantages sont que le point de vue actuel (a) attache une valeur importante aux croyances des jeunes enfants, pour la plupart naïves, et à leur rôle dans le développement, (b) favorise les recherches sur la métamémoire dans des domaines où on ne sait pas, a priori, ce qu’est la croyance métamnémonique vraie, (c) aide à opérer des liens avec la littérature sur les théories de l’esprit, et (d) est compatible avec les théories contemporaines du développement des connaissances en général. Nous développons un point de vue plus moderne de la métamémoire et esquissons un modèle de son développement et de son impact sur la mémoire. Nous concluons en esquissant des directions de recherches futures dans le domaine.
Starting Page	9
Ending Page	28
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	02562928
Journal	European Journal of Psychology of Education
Volume Number	13
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	18785174
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	1998-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Metamemory Long-term retention Naive beliefs Beliefs and behavior Educational Psychology Pedagogic Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Developmental and Educational Psychology

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