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ERIC Number: EJ574099
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Thinking About Thinking: Developing Metacognition in Children.
Fisher, Robert
Early Child Development and Care, v141 p1-13 Feb 1998
Explores the nature, importance, and development of child metacognition, arguing for the assisted development of metacognitive awareness in young children. Identifies factors that enhance metacognitive development and thus assist the transfer of learning. Suggests that metateaching strategies can help mediate the metacognitive strategies of children and help to stimulate children's metacognitive thinking. (JPB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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