Metacognitive development as a shift in approach to learning: An in-depth study

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 459-470

  Case, Jennifer ^a   Gunstone, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0036790502     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0307507022000011561     Document Type: Article

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