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Hayes, David A.; Copeland, Kathleen – 1982
Using techniques of inference appraisal suggested by T. A. van Dijk and R. J. Sternberg, a study investigated whether by assigning particular writing tasks it would be possible to influence the way readers produce inferences about a text. Subjects, 52 ninth grade students, read especially prepared booklets and completed either a paraphrasing,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Grade 9, Integrated Activities
