Gender differences in metacognitive skills. A study of the 8th grade pupils in Romania

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue , 2011, Pages 396-401

  Ciascai, Lilian ^a   Lavinia, Haiduc ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cognition and self regulation; Eighth grade pupils; Gender; Metacognitive knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84555188298     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.11.255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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