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Direct linkO'Brien, Edward J.; Cook, Anne E. – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2016
Common to all models of reading comprehension is the assumption that a reader's level of comprehension is heavily influenced by their standards of coherence (van den Broek, Risden, & Husbye-Hartman, 1995). Our discussion focuses on a subcomponent of the readers' standards of coherence: the coherence threshold. We situate this discussion within…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Models, Rhetoric, Reading Ability
Download full textCoke, Esther U. – 1974
This study examined the adaptability of reading rate to passage difficulty under different conditions of task-induced processing. Sixteen experimental passages varying in subject matter and ranging from 85 to 171 words were selected from a set of 32 texts rated for comprehensibility. The eight easiest and eight hardest texts were selected. Another…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, High School Students, Readability, Reading
Peer reviewedChester, Robert D. – Journal of Educational Research, 1974
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Intelligence
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 24 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the influence of additional supportive context upon the reader's ability to identify the main idea of a paragraph; effects of metaphors and paraphrases as…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Marshall S., Ed. – 1975
The aim of the panel on reading comprehension, sponsored by the National Institute of Education Conference on Studies in Reading, was to determine the influence of intellectual factors, general experiences with the world, knowledge specific to the particular reading task, and general decoding skills to successful reading performance. In addition,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Decoding (Reading), Functional Literacy
Anders, Patricia L., Ed. – 1983
Part of a continuing series intended for use by reading professionals interested in understanding and improving the reading of adolescents, this report contains five articles dealing with a variety of subjects. Specific topics discussed in the articles are (1) readability, (2) reading deficiencies and previous English instruction of land grant…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
