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Peer reviewedCunningham, James W.; Moore, David W. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1993
Investigates whether the vocabulary of written comprehension questions is an independent factor in determining students' reading comprehension performance. Finds that academic vocabulary in comprehension questions significantly decreased question-answering performance. Computes simple, multiple, and semipartial correlations between vocabulary…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Correlation, Intermediate Grades, Reading Comprehension
