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Peer reviewedGoldman, Susan R.; And Others – Discourse Processes, 1995
Looks at the role of paragraphing on the identification of and memory for main ideas as compared to elaborative information in expository passages. Finds that paragraph manipulation had a greater effect on the differentiation of main ideas and elaborations when passage content was less familiar. (RS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Paragraphs, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension
