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Desoete, Annemie; Ozsoy, Gokhan – Online Submission, 2009
Metacognition is one of the promising contemporary research fields in psychology and education. The concept has been introduced to describe and explain how people gain control over their learning and thinking, particularly in the case of cognitive failures and difficulties they meet when dealing with information processing and problem solving…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Information Processing, Problem Solving, Researchers
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Panaoura, Areti; Philippou, George – Cognitive Development, 2007
Metacognition is a multidimensional construct with two main dimensions: knowledge about cognition and regulation of cognition. The present study aimed to model the development of young pupils' metacognitive abilities in mathematics in relation to processing efficiency, working memory and mathematical performance. We developed instruments measuring…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Metacognition, Short Term Memory, Cognitive Development
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Geary, D. C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2004
Between 5% and 8% of school-age children have some form of memory or cognitive deficit that interferes with their ability to learn concepts or procedures in one or more mathematical domains. A review of the arithmetical competencies of these children is provided, along with discussion of underlying memory and cognitive deficits and potential…
Descriptors: Memory, Mathematics Education, Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Processes
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Moses, Barbara – School Science and Mathematics, 1988
Discusses the organization and retrieval of information. Describes the tip-of-the-tongue state during mathematics problem solving. Provides five rules for a deep level of processing of new concepts. (YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Learning Processes, Mathematics Achievement
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Swing, Susan; Peterson, Penelope – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1988
The effects on mathematics achievement of having fifth graders engage in elaborative and integrative processing were studied using 121 students. Subjects were randomly assigned to cognitive-processing, fact-sheet, or control groups. Results show that cognitive processing is related to memory and understanding and is more effective for higher…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 5