Metacognitive Development as a Shift in Approach to Learning: An In-Depth Study.

Case, Jennifer; Gunstone, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ655996

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Publication Date: 2002

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Metacognitive Development as a Shift in Approach to Learning: An In-Depth Study.

Case, Jennifer; Gunstone, Richard

Studies in Higher Education, v27 n4 p459-70 Oct 2002

Investigated the metacognitive development of a group of students in a course aiming to develop deep approaches and conceptual understanding. Found considerable diversity in the approaches used by students, and also in the degrees to which those not initially using a conceptual (deep) approach were able to develop this approach. (EV)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Outcomes of Education, Student Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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