According to the Discussion of Metacomprehension

question 51

Multiple Choice

According to the discussion of metacomprehension,

• A) college students do not need special training in this area, because their metacomprehension is reasonably accurate.
• B) metacomprehension can be improved when students receive feedback about their understanding before they take a test.
• C) good readers and poor readers do not differ in their awareness of reading strategies.
• D) metacomprehension is basically the same as meta-analysis.

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