Metacognitive monitoring and learning gain in foundation chemistry

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-104

  Mathabathe, Kgadi C ^a   Potgieter, Marietjie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 84893394044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3rp00119a     Document Type: Article

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