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Direct linkRichard Beach; Michelle M. Falter; Jennifer Jackson Whitley – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this conceptual paper is to make the case for the value of fostering collaborative sensemaking in responding to literature. Drawing on examples of classroom interactions in 6th-, 8th-, 11th- and 12th-grade classrooms, it proposes methods for teachers to foster collaborative sensemaking. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing…
Descriptors: Current Events, Literature, Grade 6, Grade 8
O'Brien, Edward J.; Cook, Anne E.; Gueraud, Sabine – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2010
In 2 previous studies (O'Brien, Rizzella, Albrecht, & Halleran, 1998; Zwaan & Madden, 2004), researchers have provided conflicting accounts about whether outdated information continues to influence the comprehension of subsequent text. The current set of experiments was designed to explore further the impact of outdated information on…
Descriptors: Sentences, Comprehension, Current Events, Access to Information
Kim, Hyun-Jeong Joyce; Millis, Keith – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
This study investigated the influence of sourcing and relatedness on the integration of events embedded in simple stories. Participants read pairs of "breaking news stories" from either 1 or 2 news agencies that were believed to be from the Internet. The stories within each pair were either related by virtue of shared situational dimensions (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Story Grammar, Discourse Analysis, Comprehension, Relationship
Peer reviewedDemakis, George J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Identifies hindsight bias as the tendency to exaggerate one's ability to have foreseen the outcome of an event after learning the outcome. Describes a class project where students predicted the verdict of the O. J. Simpson trial one week before the verdict and hypothesized a jury response a month later. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Bias, Class Activities, Cognitive Processes
Download full textLinnenbrink, Lisa; Anderman, Eric M. – 1995
This study focuses on students' acquisition of current events knowledge, attitudes about the news, and motivation to seek the news as it relates to news seeking behavior and studying current events in school. A current events knowledge test of 53 true/false items and a questionnaire assessing motivation strategy use toward current events were…
Descriptors: Attention, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2008
Proceedings of Annual Research Forum. 34 studies. Cultural Awareness in Secondary Spanish (Amy Allen), Writing in Mathematics (Lindsey L. Bakewell), Homework: Assignment Methods and Student Engagement (Lia Beresford), Current Events and Social Studies (Jennie Marie Biser), Authentic Assessments in Social Studies (Carl Boland), Assessment in High…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Secondary Education, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
