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Peer reviewedBraten, Ivar – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1991
The concept of metacognition is discussed, with a review of attempts at definition. A. Brown's (1987) four historical roots of metacognition--verbal reports as data, executive control, self-regulation, and other-regulation--are summarized. Influence from the developmental theory of L. S. Vygotsky (1978) may result in a clearer conceptualization of…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Definitions, Developmental Stages, Educational History
