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Topp, Bruce W.; And Others – 1986
A study tested the hypothesis that readers continually evaluate the informational content of text in terms of its relevance to processing goals and congruence with existing knowledge, and that they prioritize this information in terms of its strategic importance to the task at hand, integrating it with existing schemata when it is compatible.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inferences, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Jones, Beau Fly – 1985
Defining reading as a constructive process involving an interaction of the reader, the text, and the context, this paper offers a model of student cognitive processing that incorporates research in reading, thinking, teaching, and instructional materials. The first section of the paper provides the theoretical context for developing the model,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Interaction, Knowledge Level, Learning Processes

Benest, I. D. – Computers and Education, 1990
Discussion of computer-assisted learning (CAL) versus book learning focuses on software called a book emulator that was applied to CAL to reflect desirable attributes of learning from books. A project at the University of York that used the book emulator in an electronics course is described, and future possibilities are suggested. (12 references)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Electronics, Foreign Countries
Short, Kathy G. – 1991
"Text Sets" is a curricular strategy that highlights intertextuality, the process of searching for connections among reading texts and personal experiences. The strategy consists of gathering groups of related books and engaging small groups of students in a discussion of how the books interrelate. Three teachers assembled Text Sets for…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 6
Maria, Katherine – 1985
Predicated on the assumption that many of the problems exhibited by learning disabled children arise from difficulties they have in processing information, the program of research described in this paper was undertaken to (1) identify reading comprehension difficulties that are due to disorders in the reader, and (2) design and test effective…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes
Webster, Raymond E.; And Others – 1987
To examine the role of phonetic code in memory, a study investigated the use of phonetic recoding strategies in fifth and sixth graders identified as good and poor readers. Subjects--120 students with IQ scores in the average range--were divided evenly between both grades. Thirty subjects from each grade who scored above the 50th percentile on the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Encoding (Psychology), Grade 5, Grade 6
The Social Construction of Writer as Reader: Observations of High School Students Learning To Write.
Sperling, Melanie – 1991
When students are learning to write, one-to-one teacher-student conversations taking place around the students' writing and writing processes are especially important. Two examples illustrate the multiple and connected processes of reading and writing that are associated with composing in a high school English class. The first conversation, in a…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Communication Research, High Schools
Lundsteen, Sara W. – 1985
Drawing upon data from a series of studies, this paper analyzes children's verbalizations about a wordless picture book to discover any relationships between a child's learning style and his or her comprehension of events in the book. Using the definitions of learning style established by M. Rosenberg, the paper also compares the behavior of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Developmental Stages