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Warner, Greta J.; Fay, Doris; Spörer, Nadine – Frontline Learning Research, 2017
Reading comprehension is a self-regulated activity that depends on the proactive effort of the reader. Therefore, the authors studied the effects of personal initiative (PI) on the development of reading comprehension, mediated by reading strategy knowledge. Structural equation modelling was applied to a longitudinal study with two data waves…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation, Structural Equation Models
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Kospentaris, George; Vosniadou, Stella; Kazic, Smaragda; Thanou, Emilian – Frontline Learning Research, 2016
We argue that there is an increasing reliance on analytic strategies compared to visuospatial strategies, which is related to geometry expertise and not on individual differences in cognitive style. A Visual/Analytic Strategy Test (VAST) was developed to investigate the use of visuo-spatial and analytic strategies in geometry in 30 mathematics…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Geometry, Spatial Ability, Geometric Concepts