Metacognition, strategy use, and instruction /

Showcasing exemplary research programs, this book explores how the latest theories and findings on cognitive development can be used to improve classroom instruction. The focus is on how children acquire knowledge about the processes involved in learning--such as remembering, thinking, and problem s...

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Other Authors: Waters, Harriet Salatas, Schneider, Wolfgang, 1950 June 19-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, ©2010.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781606233351
1606233351
9781606233344
1606233343
9781282319141
1282319140
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Metacognition and strategy discovery in early childhood / Harriet Salatas Waters, Thomas W. Kunnmann
  • Teachers' "mnemonic style" and the development of skilled memory / Peter A. Ornstein, Jennie K. Grammer, Jennifer L. Coffman
  • Metacognition and memory development in childhood and adolescence / Wolfgang Schneider
  • Self-explanations promote children's learning / Robert S. Siegler, Xiaodong Lin
  • Bird experts: a study of child and adult knowledge utilization / Harriet Salatas Waters, Theodore E.A. Waters
  • The dual components of developing strategy use: production and inhibition / Deanna Kuhn, Maria Pease
  • Fostering scientific reasoning with multimedia instruction / Richard E. Mayer
  • The importance of metacognition for conceptual change and strategy use in mathematics / Martha Carr
  • Determining and describing reading strategies: internet and traditional forms of reading / Peter Afflerbach, Byeong-Young Cho
  • Metacognition and strategies instruction in writing / Karen R. Harris, Tanya Santangelo, Steve Graham
  • Metacognition, intelligence, and academic performance / Cesare Cornoldi
  • Common themes and future challenges / Harriet Salatas Waters, Wolfgang Schneider.