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Peer reviewedWade, Suzanne E.; Adams, Robert B. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1990
Investigates two characteristics of texts--structural importance and text-based interest--that affect what students remember from their reading of biography. Finds that interest has a powerful effect on recall for both good and poor readers. Finds that seductive details and main ideas were best remembered whereas details supporting the main idea…
Descriptors: Biographies, College Students, Higher Education, Reading Interests
