Metacognitive Control and Strategy Selection: Deciding to Practice Retrieval During Learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 469-486

  Karpicke, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

learning strategies; metacognition; retrieval practice; self regulated learning; study time allocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; RECALL; STUDENT;

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); READING; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS;

EID: 70449516503     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017341     Document Type: Article

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