Are fourth and fifth grade children better scientists through metacognitive learning;¿Son mejores científicos los alumnos de cuarto y quinto de Primaria a través del aprendizaje metacognitivo?

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-156

  Dejonckheere, Peter ^a   van de Keere, Kristof ^a   Tallir, Isabel ^a  

^a University College of Katho   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Impulsiviness; Primary science; Problem solving; Scientific reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956030139     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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