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Download full textRaphael, Taffy E.; Pearson, P. David – 1982
A study assessed the effects of metacognitive training in question answering strategies on students' ability to answer postreading comprehension questions. In the first part of the study, baseline data concerning the level of metacognitive awareness exhibited by expert readers when answering questions were gathered through the use of 44 skilled…
Descriptors: Adults, Elementary Education, Learning Processes, Metacognition
Gordon, Christine J.; Pearson, P. David – 1983
To evaluate different strategies for improving students' comprehension skills, particularly their inference ability, 42 fifth grade students identified as good or average readers were placed into one of three groups for an eight-week instructional period. Students in one group, the Content and Structure group, received systematic attention, story…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Processes, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
