Children's metamemory: A review of the literature and implications for the classroom

International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-52

  Karably, Kristen ^a   Zabrucky, Karen M ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Metacognition; Metamemory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955138043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13079298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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