Metacognitive awareness of learning strategies in undergraduates

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 462-476

  McCabe, Jennifer ^a  

^a GOUCHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning strategies; Metacognition; Metamemory; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SOCIAL CONTROL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SERIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960035906     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: 15325946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13421-010-0035-2     Document Type: Article

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