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Gunnison, J. – 1983
Current research on information processing suggests that short term memory plays a central role in the sorting and manipulation of text information during reading. Because an entire text cannot be processed simultaneously, successive "chunks" or units of information enter the short term memory where they are compared to the reader's previous…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Processing, Long Term Memory
