Thinking about thinking: changes in first-year medical students’ metacognition and its relation to performance

Background: Studies have shown the importance of metacognition in medical education. Metacognitive skills consist of two dimensions: knowledge of metacognition and regulation of metacognition. Aim: This study hypothesizes that the knowledge and regulation of metacognition is significantly different...

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Main Authors: Wei Han Hong, Jamunarani Vadivelu, Esther Gnanamalar Sarojini Daniel, Joong Hiong Sim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-08-01
Series:Medical Education Online
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Online Access:http://med-ed-online.net/index.php/meo/article/view/27561/pdf_60