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Singer Trakhman, Lauren M.; Alexander, Patricia A.; Berkowitz, Lisa E. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2019
This study explored the effects of processing texts in print or digitally on readers' comprehension, processing time, and calibration. Eighty-six undergraduates read print and digital versions of book excerpts about childhood ailments presented in counterbalanced order. Comprehension was tested at three levels (i.e., main idea, key points, and…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Reading Comprehension, Undergraduate Students, Comparative Analysis
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Clinton, Virginia; Alibali, Martha W.; Nathan, Mitchell J. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2016
To learn from a text, students must make meaningful connections among related ideas in that text. This study examined the effectiveness of two methods of improving connections--elaborative interrogation and diagrams--in written lessons about posterior probability. Undergraduate students (N = 198) read a lesson in one of three questioning…
Descriptors: Probability, Instructional Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students, Questioning Techniques
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Houston, Samuel R.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1987
Judgment analysis (JAN) and JAN-paired comparison (JAN-PC) were compared as a statistical policy-capturing strategy. The readability of 15 selected passages used in grades 1-6 was evaluated. More consistent results for each judge (five Arabic teachers of reading) and fewer policies were obtained with JAN-PC than with JAN. (TJH)
Descriptors: Arabic, Elementary School Teachers, Interrater Reliability, Judgment Analysis Technique