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Assessing the Impact of Reading Goals and Text Structures on Comprehension
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Geiger, John F.; Millis, Keith K. – Reading Psychology an international quarterly, 2004
The present study examined the unique contributions of readers' goal and text structure on comprehension. In Experiment 1, participants read procedural and descriptive passages to perform the procedures, summarize the passages, or to answer questions. The perform goal showed highest comprehension, with no difference due to text type. In Experiment…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Reading Comprehension, Higher Education, College Students
Assessing the Readability of Materials for Elementary ESL Pupils.
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Baldauf, Richard B., Jr.; Propst, Ivan K., Jr. – 1981
This paper assesses the effectiveness of readability indices, standard cloze procedure, and the matching cloze procedure as determinants of the readability of supplementary English materials for elementary ESL students in a Pacific Island context. A review of readability indices and the standard cloze procedure indicated that neither procedure is…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Selectability of Print Materials in Support of the Grades 10 and 11 Social Studies Curriculum.
Yearwood, D. B.; Yearwood, E. I. – 1979
This project report critiques library print materials used to support grades 10 and 11 social studies curriculum in British Columbia. The data collected are intended to provide a ready reference for school librarians when considering the particular print materials listed. Four criteria were used: readability, format and style, organization, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Evaluation, Grade 10, Grade 11