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Kramarski, Bracha; Zoldan, Sarit – Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The authors examined effects of 3 metacognitive approaches and 1 control group on mathematical reasoning, conceptual errors, and metacognitive knowledge. The metacognitive approaches were (a) diagnosing errors (DIA), (b) improvement via self-questioning (IMP), and (c) a combined approach (DIA+IMP). Controls (CONT) received no metacognitive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Control Groups, Metacognition, Teaching Methods
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Mottron, L.; Lemmens, K.; Gagnon, L.; Seron, X. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
The possible use of a calendar algorithm was assessed in DBC, an autistic "savant" of normal measured intelligence. Testing of all the dates in a year revealed a random distribution of errors. Re-testing DBC on the same dates one year later shows that his errors were not stable across time. Finally, DBC was able to answer "reversed" questions that…
Descriptors: Autism, Intelligence Tests, Mental Disorders, Problem Solving
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Cheng, Shein-Yung; Lin, Chia-Sheng Lin; Chen, Hsien-Hsun; Heh, Jia-Sheng – Computers and Education, 2005
In a classroom, a teacher attempts to convey his or her knowledge to the students, and thus it is important for the teacher to obtain formative feedback about how well students are understanding the new material. By gaining insight into the students' understanding and possible misconceptions, the teacher will be able to adjust the teaching and to…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Teaching Methods, Formative Evaluation, Feedback