Metacognition: Theory or chapter heading?

The four articles in this series are analyzed within the framework of Pintrich's classification system for metacognition, consisting of knowledge states, judgments and monitoring skills, and control processes. This scheme is used to locate the strengths and/or limitations of each article. A developmentally-based model is proposed to help integrate the conceptually diverse components of metacognition; to extend it to additional domains, such as motivation; and to argue for more longitudinal, interactive research in this field.