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ERIC Number: EJ391028
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Metacognitive Benefits of Taking a Test for Children and Young Adolescents.
Pressley, Michael; Ghatala, Elizabeth S.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v47 n3 p430-50 Jun 1989
A study was conducted to isolate monitoring of test performance from other forms of monitoring and determine the effect of taking a test on expectations about performance. Results were consistent with claims that developmental changes in self-regulation could be tied to developmental changes in monitoring of performance and predicting performance. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Expectation, Metacognition, Performance Factors, Preadolescents, Sex Differences, Test Wiseness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Patterns; Self Regulated Learning; Student Confidence