Epistemic metacognition in context: Evaluating and learning online information

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-90

  Mason, Lucia ^a   Boldrin, Angela ^a   Ariasi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epistemic beliefs; Epistemic metacognition; Epistemological beliefs; Individual differences; Internet based learning; Metacognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649275331     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-009-9048-2     Document Type: Article

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