Filling in the Distance Between Us: Group Metacognition During Problem Solving in a Secondary Education Course

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-341

  Siegel, Marcelle A ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Group learning; Metacognition; Problem based learning; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860698078     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-011-9326-z     Document Type: Article

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