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Peer reviewedSwafford, Jeanne; Alvermann, Donna E. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Examines the postsecondary research base for content area reading strategies. Compares findings to earlier studies of secondary schools. Finds semantic mapping and graphic organizers were more effective for secondary than postsecondary students, although most secondary students were not given instructions for the strategies used. Calls for further…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, Graphic Organizers, Higher Education
