Enhancing scientific discovery learning through metacognitive support

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 349-360

  Künsting, Josef ^a   Kempf, Julian ^b   Wirth, Joachim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conceptual knowledge gain; Learning goals; Metacognitive support; Motivational and emotional states; Scientific discovery learning; Strategy use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883609137     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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