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Direct linkLee, Jia-Ying – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The main purpose of this study was to compare the strategies used by Chinese-speaking students when confronted with familiar versus unfamiliar topics in a multiple-choice format reading comprehension test. The focus was on describing what students do when they are taking reading comprehension tests by asking students to verbalize their thoughts.…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedBray, Gayle Babbitt; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Pierson, Christopher T. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2004
This exploratory study analyzed longitudinal data from 18 institutions to track the literacy development of 1,054 students during the first three years of college. Reading comprehension and attitude toward literacy activities were assessed at the beginning and end of the study. Students responded annually to questionnaires about college…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains, Reading Comprehension, Natural Sciences
