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Direct linkLarson, Meredith; Britt, M. Anne; Larson, Aaron A. – Reading Psychology an international quarterly, 2004
In two experiments, we examine university students' ability to comprehend authentic argumentative texts and factors that influence their application of this skill. Participants read several relatively lengthy arguments and identified the main claim and reasons. Experiment 1 shows that participants are not skilled at identifying key elements from…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, College Students, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse
White, Brian – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
This paper presents a generally applicable method for characterizing subjects' hypothesis-testing behaviour based on a synthesis that extends on previous work. Beginning with a transcript of subjects' speech and videotape of their actions, a Reasoning Map is created that depicts the flow of their hypotheses, tests, predictions, results, and…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Hypothesis Testing, Biology, Maps
