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Ceci, Stephen J.; Bronfenbrenner, Urie – Child Development, 1985
Investigates strategies of 10-year-olds and 14-year-olds in tasks requiring prospective memory. Subjects were instructed to perform activities after waiting 30 minutes. As predicted, strategic time-monitoring occurred more frequently in the home than in the laboratory. Emphasizes the power of the laboratory as a contrasting context for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Context Effect, Laboratory Experiments
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Sweidel, Gabriele B. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Recounts a portfolio writing assignment designed to help students develop better study skills, increase metacognitive awareness, and use self-reflection to evaluate their performance during the semester. Students completed surveys and journal entries assessing their strategies for reading and studying, as well as, performance goals, emotional…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Ability, Educational Objectives, Educational Psychology