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ERIC Number: EJ396976
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Young Children's Knowledge of Their Memory Span: Effects of Task and Experience.
Cunningham, Joseph G.; Weaver, Suzanne L.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v48 n1 p32-44 Aug 1989
Hypothesized that young children have knowledge about their memory that they cannot articulate, but can reflect upon and use in problem-solving. Half of 48 kindergartners made prospective predictions about the number of words they would recall from a list, and the other half made concurrent, nonverbal predictions. Concurrent predictions were more accurate. (SAK)
Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Memory, Metacognition, Prediction, Psychological Studies, Recall (Psychology), Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Metamemory