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McCarthy, Kathryn S.; Hinze, Scott R. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
The use of active comprehension strategies that encourage students to explain what they have read can improve students' comprehension of complex scientific texts. Most research has focused on either strategies that are engaged during reading (online) or those used after reading (offline)--often ignoring potential interactions that might occur in…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Scientific and Technical Information, Authentic Learning
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Tarchi, Christian – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
This study explored the impact of the think-aloud research methodology on multiple-documents comprehension outcomes. The participants in this study were 168 University students. The procedure included three steps. First, students were administered the tests measuring prior topic beliefs, topic interest, and topic knowledge. Then, students were…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Reading Comprehension, College Students, Prior Learning