Metacognition, need for cognition and use of explanations during ongoing learning and problem solving

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 321-337

  Coutinho, Savia ^a   Wiemer Hastings, Katja ^a   Skowronski, John J ^a   Britt, M Anne ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Metacognition; Need for cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244485714     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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