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Aaronson, Doris; Ferres, Steven – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1984
Results of a study indicated that adults reading for retention spent more time focusing on syntactic structure, while those reading for immediate comprehension focused more of their time on semantic content. However, the children (fifth graders) used reading strategies that involved mixtures of both of the adult components. (SL)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis
Download full textDrake, H. L. – 1992
By comparing Alfred Korzybski's and Richard Paul's approach to critical thinking, this paper presents a procedural example of how an individual can learn and develop expertise in human communicating. The paper offers various exercises beginning with select Korzybski general semantics communication theories and moving into critical thinking…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Discourse Analysis
