Task-Unrelated Thoughts

The Learner's Appraisal: What Are Students Thinking About When Their Mind Wanders?

Learners will inevitably think about something other than what they are trying to learn. The content of these thoughts has been largely studied in experimental settings, and …

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Daniel Ebbert

The (Un)Conscious Learner: How Meta-Awareness Influences Self-Regulated Learning and Mitigates Task-Unrelated Thoughts

This theoretical article examines the relationship between self-regulated learning and task-unrelated thoughts (TUTs) through the lens of metacognition. Grounded in Winne's COPES …

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Daniel Ebbert