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Examining Background Knowledge and Text Comprehension.
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Langer, Judith A. – 1982
A study examined (1) relationships between background knowledge and reading passage comprehension, (2) the reliability of a passage-specific background knowledge measure used as the knowledge criterion, (3) the effect of a prereading language and concept organizer activity on available background knowledge, and (4) the effect of that prereading…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Prior Learning