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Direct linkLehmann, Janina; Goussios, Christina; Seufert, Tina – Metacognition and Learning, 2016
According to Cognitive Load Theory, learning material should be designed in a way to decrease unnecessary demands on working memory (WM). However, recent research has shown that additional demands on WM caused by less legible texts lead to better learning outcomes. This so-called disfluency effect can be assumed as a metacognitive regulation…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Cognitive Processes, Short Term Memory, Metacognition
Wolters, Christopher A.; Hussain, Maryam – Metacognition and Learning, 2015
We investigated grit and its relations with students' self-regulated learning (SRL) and academic achievement. An ethnically diverse sample of 213 college students completed an online self-report survey that included the Grit Short scale (Duckworth and Quinn "Journal of Personality Assessment, 91(2)," 166-174, 2009), seven indicators of…
Descriptors: Self Management, Academic Persistence, College Students, Academic Achievement
