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    Marcel V. J. Veenman

  2. Graduate School of Teaching and Learning, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Marcel V. J. Veenman & Bernadette H. A. M. Van Hout-Wolters

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Veenman, M.V.J., Van Hout-Wolters, B.H.A.M. & Afflerbach, P. Metacognition and learning: conceptual and methodological considerations. Metacognition Learning 1, 3–14 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-006-6893-0

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