Considering Trends in Metacognitive Development, Only One of the Following

question 25

Multiple Choice

Considering trends in metacognitive development, only one of the following statements is accurate. Which one?

• A) Learners of all ages generally know the things they know and the things they don't.
• B) Elementary students have a better sense of what they do and don't know than high school students do.
• C) Students tend to know a great many things that they don't realize they know.
• D) Students across the K-12 grade span often think they know things that they really don't know.

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