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Son, Lisa K.; Sethi, Rajiv – Cognitive Science, 2006
The notion of optimality is often invoked informally in the literature on metacognitive control. We provide a precise formulation of the optimization problem and show that optimal time allocation strategies depend critically on certain characteristics of the learning environment, such as the extent of time pressure, and the nature of the uptake…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Educational Environment, Time Management, Competence

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