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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The IEA Reading Literacy Study and Results from the Nordic Countries.
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Tonnessen, Finn Egil, Ed. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1993
The seven articles of this special issue comment on the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Assessment Reading Literacy Study conducted from 1989 to 1991 in 31 countries. Project design and test instruments are reviewed, and results from the Nordic countries are presented and explored. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, International Education
On Learning and Motivation: A Special Selection of Papers in Honour of Professor Dr. Per Rand.
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Bo, Ola O., Ed.; Rorvik, Harald, Ed. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1994
Honoring the contributions of Dr. Rand's educational research, this issue presents an editorial and 11 articles on learning and motivation. Articles deal with theories of learning and motivation as well as instructional practices in motivation, student characteristics and involvement, and educational technology. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Practices, Educational Technology, Educational Theories
Vygotsky as Precursor to Metacognitive Theory: I. The Concept of Metacognition and Its Roots.
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Braten, Ivar – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1991
The concept of metacognition is discussed, with a review of attempts at definition. A. Brown's (1987) four historical roots of metacognition--verbal reports as data, executive control, self-regulation, and other-regulation--are summarized. Influence from the developmental theory of L. S. Vygotsky (1978) may result in a clearer conceptualization of…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Definitions, Developmental Stages, Educational History