Kancharla Kinjari, Kanagaraj Sagayaraj, Gopal C N Ram
Department of Counseling Psychology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Educ Health Promot. 2023 Jan 31;12:26. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_230_22. eCollection 2023.
Metamemory can be described as an intentional endeavor to guide or control one's memory processes. In other words, awareness and knowledge of one's own memory process and strategies for using the memories effectively. Planning, allocating cognitive resources, selecting strategies, assessing understanding, and evaluating performance all rely heavily on metamemorial information. For efficient learning, good memory abilities are necessary. This study aimed to understand metamemory functioning and to see if there were any gender differences in metamemory functioning among medical students.
This cross-sectional study was conducted by collecting data from 350 medical students using the Memory Functioning Questionnaire in 2021. The sample group was selected from medical colleges in South India such as Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh using a purposive sampling technique. This questionnaire focused on the seriousness of forgetting, the rate at which people recalled things over time, and frequency of use of mnemonics and techniques that assist memory. Descriptive statistics, independent sample -test, correlation, and regression were used for analysis.
There was a significant difference based on gender among medical students in general memory functioning and frequency of forgetting ( < 0.001). Similarly, it was also found that gender was a major predictor of general memory functioning and frequency of forgetting among medical students ( < 0.001).
Most medical students believe they have a minor memory issue. Even if the majority of medical students forget information, the vast majority of them believe they have an exceptional memory. Gender acts as a significant predictor of general memory performance and forgetfulness.
元记忆可以被描述为一种引导或控制个人记忆过程的有意行为。换句话说，就是对自己记忆过程的意识和了解，以及有效利用记忆的策略。计划、分配认知资源、选择策略、评估理解和评价表现都严重依赖元记忆信息。为了实现高效学习，良好的记忆能力是必要的。本研究旨在了解元记忆功能，并探究医学生在元记忆功能方面是否存在性别差异。
本横断面研究于2021年通过使用记忆功能问卷从350名医学生中收集数据。样本组采用立意抽样技术从印度南部的医学院校选取，如喀拉拉邦、卡纳塔克邦、泰米尔纳德邦、特伦甘纳邦和安得拉邦。该问卷关注遗忘的严重程度、人们随时间回忆事物的速度，以及记忆术和辅助记忆技巧的使用频率。采用描述性统计、独立样本t检验、相关性分析和回归分析。
医学生在一般记忆功能和遗忘频率方面存在显著的性别差异（P<0.001）。同样，研究还发现性别是医学生一般记忆功能和遗忘频率的主要预测因素（P<0.001）。
大多数医学生认为他们有轻微的记忆问题。即使大多数医学生遗忘信息，但绝大多数人认为自己有超凡的记忆力。性别是一般记忆表现和遗忘情况的重要预测因素。
