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ERIC Number: EJ343875
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Attributional Retraining and the Teaching of Strategies.
Borkowski, John G.; And Others
Exceptional Children, v53 n2 p130-37 Oct 1986
Studies indicate that individual differences in strategy use among mentally retarded and learning disabled students can be explained by a metacognition model which integrates three components--Specific Strategy Knowledge, Metamemory Acquisition Procedures, and General Strategy Knowledge (including beliefs about the causes of successful performance). (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style, Individual Differences, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Locus of Control, Memorization, Mental Retardation, Metacognition, Skill Development, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Attributional Beliefs
Note: Special Issue: Competence and Instruction: Contributions from Cognitive Psychology. For related information, see EC 190 801-810.