Vygotsky as Precursor to Metacognitive Theory: I. The Concept of Metacognition and Its Roots.

Braten, Ivar

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ERIC Number: EJ433861

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Vygotsky as Precursor to Metacognitive Theory: I. The Concept of Metacognition and Its Roots.

Braten, Ivar

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v35 n3 p179-92 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 metacognition. (SLD)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Definitions, Developmental Stages, Educational History, Epistemology, Knowledge Level, Learning Theories, Literature Reviews, Metacognition, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Collected Works - Serials; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Note: Paper is the first of three articles on the historical continuity in the study of human cognition.