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Understanding the complex nature of self-regulatory processes in learning with computer-based learning environments: an introduction

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Acknowledgement

I would like to thank Marcel Veenman, Editor of Metacognition and Learning, for the opportunity to produce this special issue. I would like to acknowledge and thank the individuals who served as reviewers for the manuscripts included in this special issue. The reviewers who provided invaluable comments and feedback included (in alphabetical order): Patricia Alexander, Lyn Corno, Jennifer Cromley, Ben Du Boulay, John Dunlosky, Anastasia Efklides, Sanna Järvelä, Susan Land, Ellen Mandinach, Yasuhiro Ozuru, Roger Taylor, Kallen Tsikalas, Amy Witherspoon, Lawrence Jun Zhang, and Barry Zimmerman. I would also like to acknowledge Gwyneth Lewis, Amy Witherspoon, and Shanna Baker for comments on an earlier version of this manuscript. The writing of this article and support for this special issue came from funding from the National Science Foundation (Early Career Grant ROLE#0133346, REESE #0633918, and ROLE#0731828) and a sub-contract from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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Azevedo, R. Understanding the complex nature of self-regulatory processes in learning with computer-based learning environments: an introduction. Metacognition Learning 2, 57–65 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-007-9018-5

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