Strategy Use on Standardized Reading Comprehension Tests.

Cordon, Luis A.; Day, Jeanne D.

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ERIC Number: EJ531714

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Publication Date: 1996

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Strategy Use on Standardized Reading Comprehension Tests.

Cordon, Luis A.; Day, Jeanne D.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v88 n2 p288-95 Jun 1996

Strategy use and its impact on standardized reading test performance were studied with 128 high school students. Students in a standardized test condition used more strategies than those asked merely to identify main ideas. Thinking aloud had detrimental effects on ability to identify main ideas. (SLD)

Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Learning Strategies, Protocol Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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