When students encounter a set of concepts (or terms or principles) that are similar in some
way, they often confuse one with another. For instance, they might mistake one word for …

Memorizing the basic number combinations, such as 9+ 7= 16 and 16− 9= 7, is a punishing
and insurmountable task for children with difficulties learning mathematics. Two …

Metacognition is the first textbook to focus on people′ s extraordinary ability to evaluate
and control their cognitive processes. This comprehensive text covers both theoretical and …

The authors propose that conceptual and procedural knowledge develop in an iterative
fashion and that improved problem representation is 1 mechanism underlying the relations …

Traditional developmental research in memory and reasoning, as well as current
investigations in such disparate areas as theory of mind, episte-mological understanding …

Preschoolers show surprising competence in choosing adaptively among alternative
strategies and in discovering new approaches. The SCADS computer simulation illustrates …

To fully understand processes of knowing and knowledge acquisition, it is necessary to
examine people's understanding of their own knowing. Individual and developmental …

How do young children first learn about academic disciplines? Long before they encounter
science, history, or social studies in grade school, children begin develo** a wealth of …

There is a growing literature concerning robotics and creativity. Although some authors
claim that robotics in classrooms may be a promising new tool to address the creativity crisis …

The purpose of the study was to investigate the metacognitive abilities of students with LD as
they engage in math problem solving and to determine processing differences between …