John Dunlosky

Metacognition as an area of study is relatively new. The idea behind it, however, is not. Faculty have expected students to consider how they best study and alter means of learning to accommodate individual preferences. This book explores at an introductory level the foundations of metacognition and how different fields view it. For instance, cognitive psychologists wonder how people monitor and control their minds while developmental psychologists chart the growth of metacognition from birth through college years, etc. This book is a great primer in the world of metacognition.… (plus d'informations)