Self-regulated learning processes vary as a function of epistemic beliefs and contexts: Mixed method evidence from eye tracking and concurrent and retrospective reports

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 42, Issue , 2016, Pages 31-46

  Trevors, Gregory ^a   Feyzi Behnagh, Reza ^b   Azevedo, Roger ^c   Bouchet, François ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Epistemic cognition; Metacognition; Process data; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950288345     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2015.11.003     Document Type: Article

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