Children's metamemory: A review of the literature and implications for the classroom

dc.creator	Kristen KARABLY
dc.creator	Karen M. ZABRUCKY
dc.date	2009-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:31:01Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:31:01Z
dc.identifier	1307-9298
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ad51c8968c3148698082c49a576ba07f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22370
dc.description	In this paper we examine the development of children's metamemory and provide practical implications of research findings for the classroom. In the first part of the paper we define and discuss the global concept of metacognition, the component processes of metacognition and the importance of each component to children's learning. We then examine the development of children's knowledge about memory and ability to monitor memory (i.e., metamemory). We focus, in particular, on seven major research themes: children's metamemory develops with age and experience, younger children are less aware than older children of the benefits of categorization on recall, younger children use different strategies than older children, children's causal attributions may affect metamemory, instructional interventions must be appropriately timed, children will show more strategy transfer when explicit instructions are provided and children overestimate their memory ability. We discuss implications of these major themes for teachers of young children.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
dc.relation	http://www.iejee.com/index.php/ojs/article/view/72/33
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1307-9298
dc.source	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 32-52 (2009)
dc.subject	Metamemory
dc.subject	Metacognition
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Children's metamemory: A review of the literature and implications for the classroom
dc.type	article