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Think-Aloud Protocols and the Study of Comprehension.
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Whitney, Paul; Budd, Desiree – Discourse Processes, 1996
States that although the think-aloud method (TAM) is being used with increasing frequency in studying text comprehension, some skepticism of its value remains. Discusses assumptions behind TAM, aspects of comprehension it can reveal, and directions for research using TAM. Argues that TAM is a useful technique for tracking changes in the contents…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Inferences, Protocol Analysis, Reading Comprehension
Conscious Understanding during Comprehension.
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Trabasso, Tom; Magliano, Joseph P. – Discourse Processes, 1996
Investigates conscious understanding during narrative comprehension as revealed through use of think-aloud methodology. Presents an analytical model of conscious understanding. Identifies three working memory operations in the protocols--operations which are functionally necessary to inferences in the protocols. Discusses data and current models…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Reading, Higher Education, Inferences