EFFECT OF AGE ON METAMEMORY AND FLUID INTELLIGENCE: A STUDY ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF ASSAM

Psychology

The study aimed to examine the effect of age on Fluid Intelligence and three important aspects of Metamemory- Satisfaction, Ability and Strategy among primary and secondary school teachers of Assam. A quantitative study was conducted on 209 primary and secondary school teachers of Assam aged 20 to 59 using convenient sampling method. While Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire (MMQ, ) was used to assess metamemory , Standard Progressive Matrices (Raven , 1979) was used to measure fluid intelligence. Data was analyzed using both parametric ( one-way ANOVA ) and non-parametric ( Kruskal Wallis ) test . Results showed significant effect of age on fluid intelligence. On the contrary, no significant differences were found in terms of Metamemory (satisfaction, ability and strategy) across age. These findings provide valuable insights into the effect of age in cognitive and metacognitive dimensions, contributing to the understanding of age-related changes in educational professionals in the context of Assam and helps in reducing the gap in the literature regarding cross-sectional evidence of metacognition and fluid intelligence in the education sector which can be used to develop age-specific interventions in the education sector for either teaching professionals or the students.

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