Effects of Underlining Textbook Sentences on Passage and Sentence Retention.

Johnson, Linda L.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Effects of Underlining Textbook Sentences on Passage and Sentence Retention.

Johnson, Linda L.

Reading Research and Instruction, v28 n1 p18-32 Fall 1988

Examines the effects of sentence underlining on retention and recall. Finds that underlining helped below average students sort out superordinate ideas, and with review added, underlining subordinate sentences increased retention of subordinate without decreasing retention of superordinate sentences. (MS)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Text Structure

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Language: English

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