Michael J. Kane wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is *quite* what you're looking for, but
> within cognitive psychology there is a growing literature
> on "metacognition" (and in particular, meta-memory)
> exploring people's on-line cogntive self-assessments.
I did some reading on this over the summer. One interesting related source
was
Thomas, J. W., & Rohwer, W. D. Jr. (1993). Proficient autonomous learning:
Problems and prospects. In M. Rabinowitz (Ed.) Cognitive science foundations
of instruction (pp. 1-32). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
and of course there's the Flavell stuff, e.g.,
Flavell, J. H. (1992). Metacognition and cognitive monitoring: A new area of
cognitive-developmental inquiry. In T. O. Nelson (Ed.), Metacognition: Core
Readings. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
> "It is morally as bad not to care whether a thing
> is true or not, so long as it makes you feel good,
> as it is not to care how you got your money as
> long as you have it."
> -- E.W. Teale
I really like your signature quote, Michael. What is this from?
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
