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Peer reviewedAugust, Andrew – History Teacher, 2000
Focuses on the use of a Reader's Journal that involves students in writing informal responses to reading assignments for history courses. Explains that the Reader's Journal is used to improve students' reading of assignments. Discusses students' responses to the journal entry assignment and the challenges involved. (CMK)
Descriptors: Course Content, Higher Education, History Instruction, Journal Writing
Peer reviewedMcNeil, John D. – Reading Psychology, 1989
Describes an investigation to determine whether junior high school students generate important meanings from their social studies textbooks, and to assess the kind of information students derive from text when they have tests in mind. Indicates that adolescents isolate and particularize their reading to meet perceived test demands. (MG)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Level, Questionnaires
