The Effect of Summarizing on Meta-Comprehension Accuracy and Regulation Accuracy among Students

Meta-comprehension is an important factor in improving students' performance; however, many students have problems in meta-comprehension and regulating their learning.This study aimed to investigate the effect of summarizing on meta-comprehension accuracy and regulation accuracy in students. The research method was semi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with an unequal control group. The statistical population was male students in the sixth grade of Tehran. 36 students were selected by available sampling method and assigned into control and experimental groups, randomly. In the pretest, after studying the text, the participants predicted their score in the exam and identified the paragraphs that need to be read again. Then, an exam was taken from the text to determine the accuracy of their predictions. In the post-test, the procedure was the same, except that the experimental group summarized the text, after studying the text, but the control group only studied the text. The results showed that the accuracy of monitoring and regulation in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group in the post-test (p<0/01). It seems that presenting diagnostic cues in the form of producing an activity, by engaging the students in the monitoring process, makes realistic students' judgment of their comprehension and improves the regulation process in them.