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Cirilo, Randolph K.; Foss, Donald J. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1980
Explores two approaches to discourse structure and comprehension. Illustrates that prior knowledge is ued in conjunction with cues to construct the macrostructure of the story. Provides evidence that text comprehension is based on the presentation of the propositions of the story. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Connected Discourse, Cues, Decoding (Reading)
Graesser, Arthur, C.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1980
Describes a question-answering procedure for probing the reader's internal representation of prose. Examines two dimensions of a reader's conceptual organization of plot: hierarchical level and relational density of propositions. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Connected Discourse