Up-to-date research on what factors make memory monitoring more accurateHumans have a
remarkable ability to learn and remember information but unfortunately we are also prone to
forgetting and other memory flaws such as false memories. Metamemory monitoring during
learning is the process learners use to assess the likelihood that they can recall studied
material and to judge what material they need to spend more time learning. This volume explores
the factors that predict monitoring accuracy during learning the strategies used to increase
accuracy and the consequences of monitoring accuracy for learning outcomes.Included are a
systemic review of the research on strategies that help students to accurately monitor their
learning and understanding in educational settings an experimental exploration of the boundary
conditions for the beneficial effects of highly accurate monitoring of learning on
self-regulation and performance and examinations of the relations between characteristics of
learning and memory (e.g. errorful generation) and the accuracy of metamemory monitoring.
