The impact of retrieval processes, age, general achievement level, and test scoring scheme for children's metacognitive monitoring and controlling

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 75-90

  Krebs, Saskia Susanne ^a   Roebers, Claudia Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Achievement level; Control processes; Metacognitive development; Monitoring; Strategic regulation; Test performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864127510     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-011-9079-3     Document Type: Article

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