Knowing how to manage one's own learning has become increasingly important in recent
years, as both the need and the opportunities for individuals to learn on their own outside of …

An adult developmental model of self-regulated language processing (SRLP) is introduced,
in which the allocation policy with which a reader engages text is driven by declines in …

Dual Process Theories (DPT) of reasoning posit that judgments are mediated by both fast,
automatic processes and more deliberate, analytic ones. A critical, but unanswered question …

How do learners make decisions about how, what, and when to study, and why are their
decisions sometimes ineffective for learning? In three studies, learners experienced a pair of …

The core assumption of Dual-Process Theories (DPT) is that reasoning and decision making
are accomplished by the joint action of two types of processes, differing in terms of the …

This volume's goal is to provide readers with up-to-date information on the research and
theory of scientific text comprehension. It is widely acknowledged that the comprehension of …

The relation between metacognitive monitoring and control/Lisa K. Son/-Metacognition for
text: findings and implications for education/Ruth H. Maki/-Influence of practice tests on the …

Testing has been found to be a powerful learning tool, but educators might be reluctant to
make full use of its benefits for fear that any errors made would be harmful to learning. We …

The dynamics of human memory are complex and often unintuitive, but certain features—
such as the fact that studying results in learning—seem like common knowledge. In 12 …

What do we want students to do as they read? Do we want them to be consciously aware of
their processes in order to have control over them? What is the level of awareness and …