Metacognition and Cognitive Monitoring: A New Area of Cognitive-Developmental Inquiry.
@article{Flavell1979MetacognitionAC, title={Metacognition and Cognitive Monitoring: A New Area of Cognitive-Developmental Inquiry.}, author={John H. Flavell}, journal={American Psychologist}, year={1979}, volume={34}, pages={906-911} }
Preschool and elementary school children were asked to study a set of items until they were sure they could recall them perfectly (Flavell, Friedrichs, & Hoyt, 1970). The older subjects studied for a while, said they were ready, and usually were, that is, they showed perfect recall. The younger children studied for a while, said they were ready, and usually were not. In another study, elementary school children were asked to help the experimenter evaluate the communicative adequacy of verbal…
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