The Role of Metacognitive Knowledge in Learning, Teaching, and Assessing part of Print Resource Collection
Examines one type of knowledge not included in the original Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, metacognitive knowledge. Based on the work of Flavell, this paper identifies three types of ...

Differences in learning and study strategies between high and low achieving university students: A Hong Kong study part of Print Resource Collection
Abstract: This study aims to investigate the differences between high and low academic achieving Hong Kong University students in terms of learning and study strategies. A total of 180 Hong Kong ...

Self-regulation involves more than metacognition: A social cognitive perspective. part of Print Resource Collection
Abstract: Considers the issues that P. H. Winne found troubling about student failures to self-regulate effectively from a social cognitive perspective. From this viewpoint, self-regulation (SRG) ...

Inherent details in self-regulated learning part of Print Resource Collection
Abstract: Examines several areas of theory and empirical research that are not prominently cited in educational psychology's research into self-regulated learning (SRL). These areas reveal new ...

Self-regulated learning and academic achievement: Theoretical perspectives part of Print Resource Collection
Abstract: This volume brings together internationally known researchers representing different theoretical perspectives on students' self-regulation of learning. Diverse theories on how students ...

Self-Regulation in the Classroom: A Perspective on Assessment and Intervention part of Print Resource Collection
Abstract: There is no simple and straightforward definition of the construct of self-regulated learning. Theorists in educational psychology have narrowed the scope of students' capability to ...

Self-Regulation and Effort Investment part of Print Resource Collection
Abstract: In the first section of this chapter I argue that laypeople and researchers still have a hazy sense of what self-regulation entails. I highlight recent conceptualizations and empirical ...

Motivation and self-regulated learning: Theory, research, and applications part of Print Resource Collection
Abstract: This volume focuses on the role of motivational processes--such as goals, attributions, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, self-concept, self-esteem, social comparisons, emotions, values, ...

Learning to learn; why not be explicit in the classroom? part of Print Resource Collection
Abstract: Recent educational trends emphasize learning that is active, student-centered, and collaborative. The perceived pressure to 'cover content' in courses often favors traditional ...

Seeing the big picture: map use and the development of spatial cognition part of Print Resource Collection
This paper considers the relation between the development of spatial cognition and children's use of maps and models. A new theoretical perspective is presented that takes into account the ...