Improving metacognition in the classroom through instruction, training, and feedback

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 215-235

  Callender, Aimee A ^a   Franco Watkins, Ana M ^a   Roberts, Andrew S ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Metacognition; Overconfidence; Performance; Students; Underconfidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928978662     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-015-9142-6     Document Type: Article

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