Date of Award

1985

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Psychology

Abstract

This study compared the performance of high IQ LDs, MMRs, low IQ LDs, and NAs on a measure of metacognition, i.e., monitoring skill. Participants in this study were 103 inmate volunteers from the Fort Worth Federal Correctional Institution; 77 males and 26 females. Each participant completed the Slosson Intelligence Test, the SRA Social Studies Achievement Test, and a confidence test module. Demographic information was collected from the inmates and from theirEducation files. The participants were classified into the following five groups using the Slosson Intelligence Test - Computer Report: (1) high IQ LDs, (2) MMRs, (3) low IQ LDs, (4) NAs, and, (5) those outside the criteria of this study. Statistical analysis of the data revealed the most powerful predictors of confidence level (i.e., metacognition) were the achievement test score and group membership. As hypothesized, the high IQ LDs performed significantly better (p < .05) than the MMRs. The high IQ LDs also performed significantly better (p < .05) than the low IQ LDs. There was no significant difference between the performance of the high IQ LDs and the performance of the NAs. The findings of this study suggested that on a measure of metacognition, the high IQ LDs are a distinct group, different from the MMRs and the low IQ LDs, but not different from the NAs. These conclusions imply that training,Educational materials and remediation for high IQ LDs should take these differences into account if there is to be further progress in rehabilitation of federal prison inmates. Recommendations for further research were also discussed.

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