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Peer reviewedPetros, Thomas V.; And Others – Discourse Processes, 1990
Examines the components of text that predict reading times and recall in skilled and less skilled college readers. Finds that sensitivity to the structure of the text was not a source of reading-ability differences in reading times and recall. Suggests that reading-ability differences result from word-decoding factors and the efficiency of…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Reading Ability, Reading Rate
