The role of metacognitive skills in developing critical thinking

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-156

  Magno, Carlo ^a  

^a DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Metacognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954689061     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-010-9054-4     Document Type: Article

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