Form: State Metacognitive Inventory, SMI

1 – Not at all
2 – Somewhat
3 – Moderately so
4 – Very much so
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1
I was aware of my own thinking.
2
I checked my work while I was doing it.
3
I attempted to discover the main ideas in the test questions.
4
I tried to understand the goals of the test questions before I attempted to answer.
5
I was aware of which thinking technique or strategy to use and when to use it.
6
I corrected my errors.
7
I asked myself how the test questions related to what I already knew.
8
I tried to determine what the test required.
9
I was aware of the need to plan my course of action.
10
I almost always knew how much of the test I had left to complete.
11
I thought through the meaning of the test questions before I began to answer them.
12
I made sure I understood just what had to be done and how to do it.
13
I was aware of my ongoing thinking processes.
14
I kept track of my progress and, if necessary, I changed my techniques or strategies.
15
I used multiple thinking techniques or strategies to solve the test questions.
16
I determined how to solve the test questions.
17
I was aware of my trying to understand the test questions before I attempted to solve them.
18
I checked my accuracy as I progressed through the test.
19
I selected and organized relevant information to solve the test questions.
20
I tried to understand the test questions before I attempted to solve them.

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The answer numbers are used only to label response columns. They are NOT scores and should not be used for calculating results.