Metacognition in Software Teams: Investigating Individual Expertise in Cognitive Knowledge and Regulation
摘要
This study explored the relationship between individuals’ metacognition and their professional background when working in a remote software team. 30 developers, working in 3-person teams, worked on two programming challenges in a controlled virtual environment. The developers completed individual surveys on metacognition and self-efficacy. Based on quantitative analysis of survey responses, we observed that PhD students demonstrated greater resilience and higher metacognition compared to professional developers and master’s students. While we did not find statistically significant differences in metacognition across professions and proficiency levels, we observed medium effect sizes.