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Peer reviewedHorning, Alice S. – Journal of Advanced Composition, 1987
Proposes that prediction and production variables used together tap both text and reader factors and provide a much improved analysis of readability. Finds that this kind of analysis will lead to more specific kinds of pedagogical strategies for teaching writing. (MS)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWeiss, Arlene Soffer; And Others – Reading Research and Instruction, 1986
Concludes that vocabulary knowledge can produce effects on reading comprehension, but that the nature of the effects depends on the method used to present the knowledge and the manner used to measure reading comprehension. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques
