Calibration: What is it and why it matters? An introduction to the special issue on calibrating calibration

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-3

  Alexander, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Judgments of confidence; Metacognition; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871002457     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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