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The Influence of a Structured Overview on University Students' Short and Long Term Comprehension.
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Bean, Thomas W. – 1978
An investigation was conducted to ascertain the effects of the structured overview on both the short-term and long-term comprehension of average and below average readers. The subjects were 143 college students classified as average or below average readers and randomly assigned to either a structured overview (65) or a control group (78). Both…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Processes, Directed Reading Activity, Discourse Analysis