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Direct linkde Oliveira, Luciana C. – History Teacher, 2010
The ability to read is well-recognized as essential to being successful in school history. To be able to read history textbooks effectively, students can be made aware of some features typical of history discourse. Knowledge of how nominal groups are functional in history discourse can help students and teachers engage with the meanings presented…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Textbooks
Osana, Helena P.; Lacroix, Guy L.; Tucker, Bradley J.; Idan, Einat; Jabbour, Guillaume W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
This study extended the work of S. Siddiqui, R. F. West, and K. E. Stanovich (1998), who studied the link between general print exposure and syllogistic reasoning. It was hypothesized that exposure to certain text structures that contain well-delineated logical forms, such as popularized scientific texts, would be a better predictor of deductive…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Inferences, Thinking Skills, Multiple Regression Analysis
