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Metacognition in young children [electronic resource] / Shirley Larkin.

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The book examines theories of metacognition of particular relevance to primary school age children, drawing on empirical research from psychology and education.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author:	Larkin, Shirley
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Subjects:	Critical thinking in children. Metacognition in children. Cognitive learning theory. Learning, Psychology of.

Table of Contents:

Metacognition in children and adults
What is metacognition?
Why develop metacognition?
Ages and stages
Metacognition across subject domains
Science and mathematics
Reading and writing
Metacognition in other subjects
Facilitating metacognition
Teachers and metacognition
Context and metacognition
Policy and metacognition
New thinking
Developments in metacognition research.