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Zabrucky, Karen – Reading Research and Instruction, 1990
Uses an error detection paradigm to examine the ability of college students of different reading proficiency levels to evaluate their understanding of texts. Finds that good readers were more likely than poor readers to detect inconsistent sentences. Finds that students rated passage understanding high regardless of whether they detected…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Achievement

Alvarez, Marino C.; Risko, Victoria J. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1989
Investigates whether thematic organizers can facilitate generalizability of ideas from one context to another for low ability readers enrolled in a college developmental studies program. Finds that the thematic strategy facilitated transfer of learning. (RS)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, College Students, Context Clues, Higher Education