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Therriault, David J.; Raney, Gary E. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2002
Suggests that (1) readers store a substantial amount of text-sequencing information; (2) memory for text-sequencing information is strongly related to comprehension; (3) memory for place on the page is very weak; and (4) memory for place-on-the-page and text-sequencing information appear to be distinct. Indicates that text-sequence information is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Memory, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension