Confidence judgments in real classroom settings: Monitoring performance in different types of tests

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-108

  de Carvalho Filho, Moisés Kirk ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confidence judgment; Metacognition; Monitoring; Test types

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; STUDY SKILLS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JAPAN; JUDGMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; TEST TAKING SKILLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449591839     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701436744     Document Type: Article

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