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Reinking, David; And Others – 1996
A study investigated the effects of inserting questions in a computer-mediated text that required readers to review relevant portions of the text when a question was answered incorrectly. Undergraduate students (n=36) served as their own controls while reading a scientific text under 3 treatment conditions that varied as to the consequences of an…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Text, Higher Education, Questioning Techniques

Smith, Cynthia R. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2001
Describes a young child, age two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half, as he interacts with three types of storybook media (CD-ROM, Language Experience Approach, and traditional) at home with his mother. Reveals seven distinct episodes of interaction, which were compared across storybook media experiences. Finds that the proportion of engagement in…
Descriptors: Electronic Text, Language Experience Approach, Literacy, Optical Data Disks