The teachability and effectiveness of cognitive self-regulation in sixth-grade writers

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-285

  Torrance, Mark ^a   Fidalgo, Raquel ^b   García, Jesús Nicasio ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Planning; Revision; School; Self regulation; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247846332     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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