Metacognitive control: Children's short-term versus long-term study strategies

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 347-364

  Son, Lisa K ^a  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's metacognitive control; Judgments of learning; Metacognitive control; Short term and long term control

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644548900     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: 19400888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GENP.132.4.347-364     Document Type: Article

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