Table A2.
Analysis of the asymmetry and kurtosis values of the distribution.
| Scale of Metacognitive Strategies ACRAr [58] |
Range | Min | Max | M | SD | Skewness | Kurtosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | N | S | N | ||||||
| 1. I am aware of strategies (exploration. underlining. headings) that help me concentrate. | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.17 | 0.63 | −0.17 | 0.41 | −0.32 | 0.81 |
| 2. I am aware of learning strategies that help me to memorize (repetition and mnemonic rules, etc.). | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.30 | 0.63 | −0.40 | 0.41 | −0.44 | 0.81 |
| 3. I am aware of the strategies that help me to elaborate the information (drawings or graphs. mental images. etc.) | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.17 | 0.85 | −0.70 | 0.41 | −0.29 | 0.81 |
| 4. I am aware of the importance of organizing information by making outlines, sequences, diagrams, maps etc. | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.43 | 0.66 | −0.83 | 0.41 | −0.22 | 0.81 |
| 5. When I need to remember information for an exam. work. etc., I use mnemonic strategies. drawings. concept maps. etc. | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.30 | 0.77 | −1.08 | 0.41 | 1.18 | 0.81 |
| 6. I am aware that in order to remember information on an exam, it is useful for me to make mental connections with this information. | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.40 | 0.65 | −1.46 | 0.41 | 4.33 | 0.81 |
| 7. When I prepare an exam, I use strategies to order the information (scripts, diagrams...). | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.20 | 0.86 | −1.09 | 0.41 | 0.91 | 0.81 |
| 8. I plan the study by selecting the strategies that I think will be most effective. | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 0.76 | 0.00 | 0.41 | −1.22 | 0.81 |
| 9. Before I answer the questions on a test, I use strategies that help me remember the information. | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.13 | 0.71 | −0.81 | 0.41 | 1.52 | 0.81 |
| 10. Before I start studying, I distribute the time between all the subjects I have to learn. | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.13 | 0.83 | −0.64 | 0.41 | −0.26 | 0.81 |
| 11. I take note of the tasks I have to perform in each subject. | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.10 | 0.73 | −0.18 | 0.41 | −1.05 | 0.81 |
| 12. When the exams come up, I make a work plan establishing the time to be devoted to each topic. | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.07 | 0.88 | −0.75 | 0.41 | 0.08 | 0.81 |
| 13. I dedicate a time to each part of the material to study that is proportional to its importance or difficulty. | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.93 | 0.84 | −0.89 | 0.41 | 0.86 | 0.81 |
| 14. When I study, I check the strategies that work best for me. | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.29 | 0.67 | −1.22 | 0.41 | 3.29 | 0.81 |
| 15. At the end of an exam, I check the answers recalling the information studied. | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.21 | 0.89 | −1.07 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.81 |
| 16. If the strategies I use to “learn” are not effective, I look for others. | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.37 | 0.73 | −1.40 | 0.41 | 2.50 | 0.81 |
| 17. I keep the strategies working for me to remember information. | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 0.42 | −1.38 | 0.41 | 3.99 | 0.81 |
Note. M = mean age; SD = standard deviation; A = asymmetry; K = kurtosis; ASE = asymmetry standard error; SEK = kurtosis standard error.