Cognitive Control Functions of Study Activities: A Compensation Model.

Di Vesta, Francis J.; Moreno, Virginia

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Publication Date: 1993

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Cognitive Control Functions of Study Activities: A Compensation Model.

Di Vesta, Francis J.; Moreno, Virginia

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v18 n1 p47-65 Jan 1993

A theoretical base is proposed for the current empirical literature on study skills. The proposed compensation model emphasizes the function of study activities as a subclass of cognitive skills aimed at cognitive control that compensates for limitations of the information processing system. A factor analysis confirms five basic structures. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Compensation (Concept), Coping, Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Memory, Models, Organization, Selection, Study Skills, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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