Metacognitive Instruction, Confidence and Prediction Accuracy in Software Engineering (MICaPASE)
Lead Research Organisation:
Southampton Solent University
Department Name: Faculty of Media Arts and Society
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
CAROLYN MAIR (Principal Investigator) |
Publications

Carolyn Mair (Author)
(2012)
The effects of online metacognitive instruction on managing student expectations
in 6th International Technology, Education and Development Conference,

Carolyn Mair (Author)
(2012)
The Impact of Metacognitive Training on Prediction Accuracy and Subjective Well-being
in Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching

Carolyn Mair (Author)
(2012)
Helping students in HE succeed through using reflective practice to enhance metacognition and create more realistic predictions
in Psychology Teaching Review

Carolyn Mair (Author)
(2012)
Helping students in HE succeed through using reflective practice to enhance metacognition and create more realistic predictions
in HEA STEM Annual Conference

Mair C
(2013)
Cognitive bias remains after debiasing information
in 121st American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Hawaii

Mair C
(2012)
Using technology for enhancing reflective writing, metacognition and learning
in Journal of Further and Higher Education
Related Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
EP/I037881/1 | 20/11/2011 | 13/10/2012 | £49,796 | ||
EP/I037881/2 | Transfer | EP/I037881/1 | 14/10/2012 | 13/08/2013 | £16,431 |
Description | Detecting Uncertainty, Improving Retention: A psychometric approach to reducing attrition in Higher Education |
Amount | £9,912 (GBP) |
Organisation | The British Academy |
Department | BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2013 |
End | 07/2014 |
Description | AUT collaboration |
Organisation | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) |
Country | New Zealand |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | This is with Prof. Stephen MacDonell (Auckland University of Technology, NZ). As a consequence of the workshops and the experimental work conducted during the main project we (Dr Mair and Prof. Shepperd) have been invited to New Zealand to repeat the work with the Auckland University of Technology acting as host (April 29 - May 3, 2013). This will take the form of a software estimation workshop for practitioners in conjunction with a repeat of our experiment which will form the basis of a research collaboration with Prof. MacDonell. |
Start Year | 2001 |
Description | AUT collaboration |
Organisation | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) |
Country | New Zealand |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | This is with Prof. Stephen MacDonell (Auckland University of Technology, NZ). As a consequence of the workshops and the experimental work conducted during the main project we (Dr Mair and Prof. Shepperd) have been invited to New Zealand to repeat the work with the Auckland University of Technology acting as host (April 29 - May 3, 2013). This will take the form of a software estimation workshop for practitioners in conjunction with a repeat of our experiment which will form the basis of a research collaboration with Prof. MacDonell. |
Start Year | 2001 |
Description | Simula Labs collaboration |
Organisation | Simula Research Laboratory |
Country | Norway |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | We have had the opportunity of working closely, in particular over the design and conduct of the main experiments, with Prof Magne Jørgensen (Simula Labs, Norway). Prof. Jørgensen is a world leading authority on empirical software engineering and has been consistently ranked as the most published scholar in the field of systems and software engineering according to the Journal of Systems and Software ranking system. The data generated from this experiment will underpin continued collaborative research for some time to come and we hope for other informal arrangements such as exchange visits of PhD students. |
Start Year | 2005 |
Description | Simula Labs collaboration |
Organisation | Simula Research Laboratory |
Country | Norway |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | We have had the opportunity of working closely, in particular over the design and conduct of the main experiments, with Prof Magne Jørgensen (Simula Labs, Norway). Prof. Jørgensen is a world leading authority on empirical software engineering and has been consistently ranked as the most published scholar in the field of systems and software engineering according to the Journal of Systems and Software ranking system. The data generated from this experiment will underpin continued collaborative research for some time to come and we hope for other informal arrangements such as exchange visits of PhD students. |
Start Year | 2005 |
Description | BCS Project Management Specialist Group Invited Talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The research has attracted industry sufficient attention that we have now been invited to present the work to the British Computer Society - Project Management Specialist Group on May 14, 2013. The audience will be predominantly from industry. Ongoing |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Eclipse estimation workshops |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | We have given 2 half day workshops to over 40 software professionals on estimation for the software compay Eclipse. The workshop was derived from our research on how bias impacts the estimates of individuals, how deep rooted these biases are and different de-biasing strategies. Ongoing |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | Estimating: It's all in the mind! |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | BCS Software Management Group seminar. Talk to industry and academic software practitioners about research project (MICaPASE). Ongoing |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | UKSMA keynote |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The initial ideas underpinning the project were presented as part of joint keynote by Mair and Shepperd at the annual UK Software Metrics Association conference (Oct 27-28, 2011). This is a non-academic event organised by practitioners with a particular focus on software measurement, costing and productivity analysis. Consequently, this was an ideal opportunity to explain how this research can apply to the needs of those responsible for estimation within the software industry Ongoing |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |