"How do I remember when I got my dog?" The structure and development of children's metamemory

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-228

  Fritz, Kristina ^a   Howie, Pauline ^a   Kleitman, Sabina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developmental; Metamemory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954689372     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-010-9058-0     Document Type: Article

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