Metacognition in children and adults -- What is metacognition? -- Why develop metacognition? -- Ages and stages -- Metacognition across subject domains -- Science and mathematics -- Reading and writing -- Metacognition in other subjects -- Facilitating metacognition -- Teachers and metacognition -- Context and metacognition -- Policy and metacognition -- New thinking -- Developments in metacognition research
Summary
The book examines theories of metacognition of particular relevance to primary school age children, drawing on empirical research from psychology and education
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-181) and index
