The effects of metacognitive training versus worked-out examples on students' mathematical reasoning

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 449-471

  Mevarech, Zemira R ^a   Kramarski, Bracha ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENT; TEACHING; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; TEACHING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0347622743     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709903322591181     Document Type: Article

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