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The Effect of Culturally Related Schemata and Instruction Using Thematic Units on Comprehension.
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Erwin, Barbara – 1992
A study addressed the relationship of culturally related schema to comprehension and examined the effect of instruction using thematic units upon the development of background knowledge. Subjects were 25 pupils (aged 8 to 10 years) enrolled in a primary school in Scotland and 21 students enrolled in a 3rd-grade class in Texas. Subjects listened to…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries