Nelson (1990)

Metamemory: A Theoretical Framework and New Findings

Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 125-173

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Nelson, T. O. (1990). Metamemory: A Theoretical Framework and New Findings. Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 125-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0079-7421(08)60053-5

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Metacognitive Control Metacognition

Definition

Metamemory is split into monitoring, where information flows up from memory to a person's model of it (judgments such as feelings of knowing), and control, where that model acts back on memory by starting, continuing or stopping activities such as study or retrieval