Improving reading comprehension in reading and listening settings: The effect of two training programmes focusing on metacognition and working memory

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 194-210

  Carretti, Barbara ^a   Caldarola, Nadia ^a   Tencati, Chiara ^a   Cornoldi, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Listening comprehension; Metacognition; Reading comprehension; Training; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LISTENING COMPREHENSION; MALE; METACOGNITION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; READING; READING COMPREHENSION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; TRAINING; WORKING MEMORY;

LISTENING COMPREHENSION; METACOGNITION; READING COMPREHENSION; TRAINING; WORKING MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING;

EID: 84900475520     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12022     Document Type: Article

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