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Measuring the Affective and Cognitive Growth of Regularly Admitted and Developmental Studies Students Using the "Learning and Study Strategies Inventory" (LASSI).
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Nist, Sherrie L.; And Others – Reading Research and Instruction, 1990
Investigates the utility and predictive validity of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) as a means of measuring college students' cognitive and affective growth following a study strategies course. Finds cognitive and affective growth in both regularly admitted and developmental studies students. Finds that LASSI cannot yet be used…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cognitive Measurement, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs
Elementary IRIs: Do They Reflect What We Know about Text Type/Structure and Comprehension?
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Gillis, M. K.; Olson, Mary W. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1987
Analyzes four informal reading inventories to determine the text type of each passage, whether narrative passages are well formed, and whether expository passages are well organized. Finds almost half the narratives poorly formed. Concludes that the lack of continuity in text type and organization could result in children's comprehension scores…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Expository Writing, Informal Reading Inventories