Metacognition in science education: Past, present and future considerations

Second International Handbook of Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 131-144

  Thomas, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9041-7_11     Document Type: Chapter

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