Understanding of Logical Connectives in History.

Wishart, Elizabeth; Smith, J. Lea

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ERIC Number: EJ279435

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Publication Date: 1983-Mar

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Understanding of Logical Connectives in History.

Wishart, Elizabeth; Smith, J. Lea

Australian Journal of Reading, v6 n1 p19-29 Mar 1983

Uses data from high ability students in two comprehensive schools in Britain to show that the use of logical connectives in history texts can be a stumbling block to comprehension. Compares these findings to those generated in Australia. (FL)

Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cohesion (Written Composition), Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries, High Achievement, History Instruction, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Research, Secondary Education, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Textbooks

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia; United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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