Measuring deep, reflective comprehension and learning strategies: Challenges and successes

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-203

  McNamara, Danielle S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Learning; Metacognition; Metacomprehension; Strategy use

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960728668     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-011-9082-8     Document Type: Article

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