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Masui, Chris; De Corte, Erik – Learning and Instruction, 1999
Studied orienting and self-judging as study and problem-solving activities with 47 college freshmen and two control groups of 47 each. Results show that the intervention group, taught these learning tools, had more knowledge about orienting and self-judging and used these skills better. Both metaknowledge and transfer behavior were positively…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Control Groups, Experimental Groups