Applied metacognition / edited by Timothy J. Perfect, Bennett L. Schwartz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perfect, Timothy J., editor.

Schwartz, Bennett L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metacognition--Congresses.

Metacognition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 297 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is a growing theoretical and practical interest in the topic of metacognition; how we monitor and control our mental processes. Applied Metacognition provides a coherent and up-to-date overview of the relation between theories in metacognition and their application in real-world situations. As well as a theoretical overview, there are substantive chapters covering metacognition in three areas of application: metacognition in education, metacognition in everyday life memory and metacognition in different populations. A diverse range of topics are covered such as how we judge our own learning, why we create false beliefs about our past, how children learn to monitor and control their memory, how well eyewitnesses can judge the accuracy of their own memories and how memory judgements change across the lifespan. The book has contributions from many of the leading researchers in metacognition from around the world.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: toward an applied metacognition; Part 1 Metacognition in learning and education; Part 2 Metacognition in everyday memory; Part 3 Metacognition in different populations; Conclusions; 11 Metacognition research: an interim report; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-13049-2

1-280-43313-2

0-511-17818-2

0-511-04149-7

0-511-14867-4

0-511-32366-2

0-511-48997-8

0-511-04770-3

OCLC:

559432792