Promoting General Metacognitive Awareness

Schraw, Gregory

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Promoting General Metacognitive Awareness

Schraw, Gregory·2001·Neuropsychology and Cognition

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Our results can be understood as evidence for the task generality of metacognitive skills, in contrast to the task-specific nature of metacognitive knowledge about cognitive and motivational strategies.
“Furthermore, our results can be understood as evidence for the task generality of metacognitive skills (planning, monitoring, and evaluation;Schraw 2001), in contrast to the task-specific nature of metacognitive knowledge about cognitive and motivational strategies.”
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Authors: Schraw, G.
Affiliations: University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
Corresponding author: Schraw, Gregory
Venue: Neuropsychology and Cognition
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 2001
Pages: 3-16
ISSN: 0927-0116 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2243-8_1
OpenAlex: W2154858773
Cited by: 1,245
References: 56
Citations by year: 2026: 11 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 87 · 2020: 98 · 2019: 90 · 2018: 84 · 2017: 67 · 2016: 78 · 2015: 77 · 2014: 100 · 2013: 77 · 2012: 45
FWCI: 36.06
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Neuropsychology and cognition (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords: metacognition, metacognitive awareness, knowledge of cognition, metacognitive regulation, metacognitive instruction, self-knowledge, self-regulation, learning environment, metacognitive skills

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