Task complexity, epistemological beliefs and metacognitive calibration: An exploratory study

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-338

  Stahl, Elmar ^a   Pieschl, Stephanie ^a   Bromme, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 34547485548     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/1266-0413-387K-7J51     Document Type: Article

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