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Theoretical, conceptual, methodological, and instructional issues in research on metacognition and self-regulated learning: A discussion

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The preparation of this commentary was supported by funds from the National Science Foundation (DRL 0633918 and IIS 0841835).

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Azevedo, R. Theoretical, conceptual, methodological, and instructional issues in research on metacognition and self-regulated learning: A discussion. Metacognition Learning 4, 87–95 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-009-9035-7

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