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Van Dooren, Wim; De Bock, Dirk; Janssens, Dirk; Verschaffel, Lieven – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Background: From upper elementary education on, children develop a tendency to over-use linearity. Particularly, it is found that many pupils assume that if a figure enlarges "k" times, the area enlarges "k" times too. However, most research was conducted with traditional, school-like word problems. Aims: This study examines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Items, Students, Elementary Education
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Luwel, Koen; Torbeyns, Joke; Verschaffel, Lieven – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2003
In the research literature several positions concerning the role played by metacognition in adaptive strategy choice can be distinguished. While many authors adhere so-called metacognitive models of strategy choice and strategy change, others have questioned the extent to which metacognitive factors are associated with strategy choice and task…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Grade 6, Grade 2