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Redford, Joshua S.; Thiede, Keith W.; Wiley, Jennifer; Griffin, Thomas D. – Learning and Instruction, 2012
Two experiments explored concept map construction as a useful intervention to improve metacomprehension accuracy among 7th grade students. In the first experiment, metacomprehension was marginally better for a concept mapping group than for a rereading group. In the second experiment, metacomprehension accuracy was significantly greater for a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Concept Mapping, Grade 7, Metacognition
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McElvany, Nele; Artelt, Cordula – Learning and Instruction, 2009
Drawing on knowledge about the development of reading comprehension, and empirical insights into the effects of training on students' learning strategies and reading-related metacognition, we developed a parent-child reading program for implementation in the home environment. The results of this first quasi-experimental evaluation study indicate…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading, Reading Programs, Family Characteristics
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Leppanen, Ulla; Aunola, Kaisa; Niemi, Pekka; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Learning and Instruction, 2008
The present study examined the predictors of fourth graders' reading skills (reading comprehension, text reading and word chain reading). Reading skill antecedents of 158 children of 5-6 years of age were measured at the beginning of kindergarten; students' reading skills were measured in kindergarten and in Grades 1 and 4. The results showed that…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Attention, Phonological Awareness