Relations between intelligence and the development of metaconceptual knowledge

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-67

  Alexander, Joyce M ^a,c   Johnson, Kathy E ^b   Albano, Jennifer ^a   Freygang, Thea ^a   Scott, Brianna ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligence; Metaconceptual Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746438045     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-006-6586-8     Document Type: Article

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