Effects of Top-Level Comparison-Contrast Text Structures on Reading Comprehension Performance.

Henk, William A.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Effects of Top-Level Comparison-Contrast Text Structures on Reading Comprehension Performance.

Henk, William A.

Reading Research and Instruction, v28 n1 p1-17 Fall 1988

Examines the effects of two types of comparison-contrast discourse structures on the initial learning and retention of unfamiliar scientific information by mature readers. Finds a demonstration of the mature reader's versatility in accommodating unfamiliar information, especially when it is presented in well-structured patterned texts. (MS)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Text Structure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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