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Potts, George R. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
This study examines the processes whereby new information is integrated with generalized world knowledge. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Deduction, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedMarchant, Gregory J. – Language and Education, 1992
In a study of beliefs and construction of knowledge, undergraduate and graduate education students responded to open- ended statements and a list of similes describing what teachers, students, and classrooms were like. Results suggests that the simile list responses were valid reflections of the subjects' personal metaphors. (32 references)…
Descriptors: College Students, Figurative Language, Graduate Students, Knowledge Level
Miyake, Naomi; Norman, Donald A. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1979
The notion that a prerequisite for asking questions about new topic matter is some appropriate level of knowledge was tested. Learners with two levels of background knowledge using learning material with two levels of difficulty were studied. (SW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Instructional Materials, Knowledge Level
Pace, Ann Jaffe – 1978
The relationship between children's knowledge of particular situations and their comprehension of stories about them was investigated. Children in kindergarten and grades two, four, and six heard stories about differentially familiar situations and then answered questions. "Scripts," characterizing knowledge about stereotypical events, were…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Context Clues
Peer reviewedRidgway, Tony – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1997
Explores the hypothesis that the background knowledge effect, that is, familiarity with the topic, that enhances reading comprehension in a foreign language occurs only between two thresholds. Findings indicate that a lower threshold may exist, whereas the existence of an upper threshold is an open question. (50 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Business Communication, English (Second Language), Hypothesis Testing, Knowledge Level
