Epistemological Understanding as a Metacognitive Process: Thinking Aloud During Online Searching

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-55

  Hofer, Barbara K ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 1842616053     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326985ep3901_5     Document Type: Article

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