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ERIC Number: EJ350855
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Enhancing Instructional Time through Attention to Metacognition.
Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan; Brown, Deborah A.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v20 n2 p66-75 Feb 1987
The literature on metacognition and students having learning problems is reviewed. Investigations of metacognitive instruction to enhance memory skills, to increase text comprehension, and to improve written expression and math performance are reported. The roles of the teacher and learner in acquiring and controlling the targeted cognitive strategies are noted. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Achievement, Memory, Metacognition, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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