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Alvermann, Donna E.; Hague, Sally A. – Journal of Educational Research, 1989
Results of a study involving 55 developmental studies college students indicate that regardless of reading competency levels, prior knowledge activation plus advance warning of possible inconsistencies in the text apparently facilitate students' comprehension of counterintuitive science text better than activation alone. (IAH)
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
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Osman, Mohamed, E.; Hannafin, Michael J. – Journal of Educational Research, 1994
Reports a study that examined the effects of conceptual orienting questions and differences in prior knowledge on factual learning and problem solving in biology. Tenth graders who participated in control or orienting questions groups completed posttests. Results indicated that question groups outscored the control group. (SM)
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Research, Grade 10, High School Students