Situating and relating epistemological beliefs into metacognition: Studies on beliefs about knowledge and knowing

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Mason, Lucia ^a   Bromme, Rainer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 77649247136     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-009-9050-8     Document Type: Article

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