Calibration in goal setting: Examining the nature of judgments of confidence

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-47

  Hadwin, Allyson F ^a   Webster, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calibration; Judgments of confidence; Self evaluations of goal attainment; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871008450     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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