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Salmeron, Ladislao; Kintsch, Walter; Kintsch, Eileen – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This article explores the role of self-regulation in strategies that readers use to decide the order in which to read the different sections of a hypertext. This study explored 3 main strategies for link selection based on (a) link screen position, (b) link interest, and (c) the semantic relation of a link with the section just read. This study…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Semantics, Metacognition, Learning Strategies
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Alvarez, Laura – Bilingual Research Journal, 2012
Efforts to improve educational outcomes for English learners often focus on "academic language," but unfortunately the field lacks a clear, agreed-upon definition of the concept. This article reports on a design research study that focused on students' engagement in one academic practice over several months: reading and discussing…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Second Language Learning