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Direct linkTheriault, Jennifer C. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2022
An important part of college learning is the ability to comprehend complex texts. Research indicates that epistemic beliefs--views about what knowledge is like and how people come to know--may guide readers' goals and behaviors. Metaphor is a tool for uncovering individual's beliefs. This article reports on a study examining 90 beginning…
Descriptors: College Students, Reading Comprehension, Academic Language, Figurative Language
