Metacognition and mathematics education

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-161

  Schneider, Wolfgang ^a   Artelt, Cordula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mathematics achievement; Metacognition; Training effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867526965     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-010-0240-2     Document Type: Article

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