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Direct linkEskritt, Michelle; Arthurs, Carol – Canadian Journal of Education, 2006
In this study we explored the effect of notations that undergraduates produce on their reasoning abilities. Participants solved four analytical reasoning problems, making notes to solve two problems and solving two without notations. Most participants produced notes when given the opportunity. The production of higher quality notes did not aid…
Descriptors: Notetaking, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Students
Coutinho, Savia A. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2006
This study examined the relationship between the need for cognition, defined as the tendency to engage in effortful cognitive activity, and metacognition which is one's thinking about thinking and how these variables relate to intellectual task performance. Participants completed measures of need for cognition, metacognition, and problem-solved…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Educational Psychology
