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Peer reviewedHynd, Cynthia R.; Alverman, Donna E. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1989
Examines how readers overcome their misconceptions about the principles of motion. Finds that students overcome misconceptions when their prior knowledge is activated, regardless of whether they read text that supports or refutes those misconceptions. Finds that students using several processing strategies have an advantage over students using…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Processes, Misconceptions, Prior Learning
