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Download full textBrooks, Larry W.; Dansereau, Donald F. – 1981
Previous research conducted from a schema theory perspective has neglected those instances where the reader is confronted with unfamiliar text. This issue is addressed, and initial results on training students to acquire and use form schema in processing relatively unfamiliar descriptive prose are presented. Thirty-two college students were…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Knowledge Level
