RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Metacognitive Precursors: An Analysis in Children with Different Disabilities A1 Sáiz Manzanares, María Consuelo A1 Carbonero Martín, Miguel Ángel K1 Metacognition K1 Precursors K1 Validation scale K1 Disabilities K1 Educación de niños K1 Child rearing K1 Educación especial K1 Special education K1 Psicología K1 Psychology AB The analysis of Metacognitive skills is a key element to guide the learning process. Current research has shown the initiation of these skills from an early age. The present study had two aims: (1) to validate a Scale Measuring Precursor Metacognitive Skills (SMPMS) in children with diverse disabilities, and (2) to study possible significant different between different disabilities in precursor metacognitive skill use. We worked with 87 children with different disabilities, with an average age range of 24–37 months. The results have shown high indicators of reliability and validity of the SMPMS. We isolated two factors related to cognitive and metacognitive and self-regulation skills response to an adult. We also found significant differences in the acquisition of metacognitive and self-regulation skills among children with global developmental retardation as compared to children with expressive language and comprehension disability. PB MDPI SN 2076-3425 YR 2017 FD 2017-10 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6262 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6262 LA eng NO Research grant of the Excellence Research Group in Educational Psychology (GIE No. 179) directed by Dr. Miguel Ángel Carbonero Martín from the University of Valladolid (Spain). DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 24-nov-2024