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Direct linkMcCrudden, Matthew T.; Schraw, Gregory; Hartley, Kendall – Journal of Experimental Education, 2006
The relevance effect refers to the facilitative effect of relevance instructions on learning. The authors examined the effect of general prereading relevance instructions on fact and concept learning, essay quality, and reading time. College students either did or did not receive relevance instructions before reading an expository text.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Learning, Relevance (Education), Essays
