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Peer reviewedHerndon, Mary Anne – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1978
In a model of the functioning of short term memory, the encoding of information for subsequent storage in long term memory is simulated. In the encoding process, semantically equivalent paragraphs are detected for recombination into a macro information unit. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Memory, Models, Paragraphs
Peer reviewedChristie, Daniel J.; Schumacher, Gary M. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1978
This study sought to determine if age-related increases in memory for prose are, in part, due to deliberate mnemonic strategies and if older children use the high order relations in prose more efficiently than younger children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedRankin, Joan L. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1993
Examines information-processing differences among four types of readers differing in reading comprehension and speed. Finds that good comprehenders outperformed poor comprehenders on all types of tasks, but the results were less clear for the high- and low-speed readers. Proposes differences in working memory as a source of individual differences…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Differences
