Interactions between children's metacognitive abilities, working memory capacity, strategies and performance during problem-solving

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 489-507

  Whitebread, David ^a  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033236955     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03172975     Document Type: Article

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