| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 304 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 solving--as well as strategies for mastering new information. The contributors are leading experts who illustrate ways teachers can support the development of metacognition and goal-directed strategy use throughout the school years and in different academic domains. Teacher behaviors and instructional |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cognitive learning.
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Creative thinking.
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Metacognition in children.
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Cognitive styles in children.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Psychology.
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Cognitive learning
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Cognitive styles in children
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Creative thinking
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Metacognition in children
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Waters, Harriet Salatas.
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Schneider, Wolfgang, 1950 June 19-
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| LC no. |
2009025319 |
| ISBN |
9781606233351 |
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1606233351 |
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9781606233344 |
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1606233343 |
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9781282319141 |
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1282319140 |
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