Strategy Acquisition and Transfer among American and German Children: Environmental Influences on Metacognitive Development

• Published in: Developmental Psychology Vol. 25; no. 5; p. 765
• Main Author: Carr, Martha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: Cross Cultural Studies; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Family Environment; Foreign Countries; Learning Strategies; Metacognition; Parent Student Relationship; Strategy Training; West Germany (Munich); West Germany

Explored differential effects of home strategy training on 184 German and 161 American second-graders. German children were more strategic than American children. Differences were paralleled by strategy instruction in the home. Children's metacognition was significantly correlated with parents&...