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Peer reviewedLarsen, Steen F. – Discourse Processes, 1983
Concludes that the general theory of text processing proposed by Kintsch and van Dijk is able to account for the memory of radio news bulletins in a number of respects. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Memory
Peer reviewedWolfe, Michael B. W.; Schreiner, M. E.; Rehder, Bob; Laham, Darrell; Foltz, Peter W.; Kintsch, Walter; Landauer, Thomas K – Discourse Processes, 1998
Uses Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) to predict how much readers would learn from texts based on the estimated conceptual match between their topic knowledge and the text information. Shows a nonmonotonic relationship in which learning was greatest for texts that were neither too easy nor too difficult. Finds LSA was as effective at predicting…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Prediction, Prior Learning, Reader Text Relationship
Peer reviewedHaenggi, Dieter; Perfetti, Charles A. – Discourse Processes, 1994
Investigates the reading comprehension skills of 34 college students, particularly the roles of basic reading processes and prior knowledge in understanding expository texts. Indicates that word identification and propositional encoding measures were related to individual differences in reading comprehension ability. (HB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education
