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Hardy, Charles J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1983
Researchers studied the effect of interpolating extraneous information on students' ability to process cognitive information concerning their prior performances on the McCloy block test. The extraneous information was given in the interval between their last test and their next attempt to perform it. Results are discussed. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Higher Education
Redding, Richard E. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1990
Provides a critical review of recent research in metacognition and presents recommendations for assessing and improving metacognitive skills in trainees. Topics discussed include self-regulatory skills; training methods for problem solving; attention allocation; transfer of training; and cognitive-based techniques for task analysis and…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Critical Thinking, Instructional Design, Literature Reviews