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Effects of Prior Knowledge, Text-Order and Underlining on Recall of Information From Text.

Kapinus, Barbara; Haynes, Jacqueline A. – 1983

A study investigated the effect of underlining, naturally occurring prior knowledge, induced prior knowledge, and placement order of text information on students' immediate and delayed recall of unfamiliar text. Two reading passages of approximately 800 words were generated on the topic of computers, each with sections of information judged…

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Prior Learning

Prior Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Test Bias. Technical Report No. 289.

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Johnston, Peter – 1983

To show the difficulty of eliminating test bias and to develop a methodology for distinguishing between the effects of prior knowledge and of skill development on reading comprehension, 207 eighth grade students from rural and urban areas were administered an 18-question reading comprehension test. Quantitative and qualitative effects of prior…

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 8, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension