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Download full textHenk, William A.; And Others – 1990
A study investigated the role of prior knowledge in ambiguous text interpretation by directly measuring readers' knowledge of, and level of involvement with, three distinct topical domains that could be assigned during reading of an ambiguous passage. Subjects, 52 athletes of average or above average reading ability competing in one of three…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Athletes, High School Students, High Schools
McKeague, Carrie A. – 1993
A study investigated the effects of text processing orientations and reader-generated versus text-based comprehension aids on readers' comprehension of expository text. The processing orientations included memory-oriented processing, organization-oriented processing, understanding-oriented processing, and a read and study control. Subjects, 136…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Prior Learning, Reader Text Relationship
Qian, Gaoyin – 1995
A study examined the relationship between two variable sets: (1) epistemological beliefs (Quick Learning, Simple-Certain Knowledge, and Innate Ability) and performance goals; and (2) conceptual understanding and application reasoning in conceptual change learning. In addition, effects of different kinds of prior knowledge on conceptual change…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, High School Students, High Schools, Inner City
Balajthy, Ernest; Weisberg, Renee – 1990
A study investigated the influence of key factors (general comprehension ability, prior knowledge of passage topic, interest in passage topic, and locus of control) on training at-risk college students in the use of graphic organizers as a cognitive learning strategy. Subjects, 60 college freshmen required to take a developmental reading/study…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Graphic Organizers, High Risk Students, Higher Education
Cairney, Trevor H. – 1989
A naturalistic study (last of a three-part project) investigated how the reading and writing of children was affected by previous textual experiences. Subjects, first-grade students in one of seven classes in a small independent Christian school, were observed for about 2 hours weekly during their language period. Data consisted of detailed field…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Foreign Countries, Grade 1
PDF pending restorationWeisberg, Renee; Balajthy, Ernest – 1989
A study investigated transfer effects of training below average high school readers in the use of graphic organizers and summary writing on their recognition of compare/contrast text structure. Subjects, 32 high school students with below-expectancy standardized test scores, were placed in two groups: an experimental group (five males and 11…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Graphic Organizers, High School Students, High Schools
