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Upadhyay, Sri Siddhi N.; Houghton, Kenneth J.; Klin, Celia M. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019
After reading, "few of the juniors were accepted," focus is on the students not accepted, the complement set. According to the Presupposition Denial Account, negative quantifiers, such as "few," convey a denial of expectation, or shortfall, which leads to complement set focus. In six experiments, we explored the role of the…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Form Classes (Languages), Reading Comprehension, Natural Language Processing
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Lewandowski, Lawrence J.; Berger, Cassie; Lovett, Benjamin J.; Gordon, Michael – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
This study assessed the test-taking skills of 776 high school students, 35 of whom were diagnosed with learning disabilities (LD). Students completed a computerized battery of timed reading tests as well as scales that assess test anxiety and test-taking perceptions. Students with LD obtained lower scores than the nondisabled group on all of the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Learning Disabilities, Reading Tests, Test Wiseness
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Blue, Elfreda V.; Alexander, Tammy – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2009
Students with learning disabilities face real reading challenges. Research into the reading performance of culturally diverse students indicates improved reading performance for culturally diverse students when text matches students' cultural perspective. This quasiexperimental research investigates whether Caucasian and African American students…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Curriculum Based Assessment, Reading Tests, Student Diversity