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Bråten, Ivar; Strømsø, Helge I.; Andreassen, Rune – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016
The present study investigated the extent to which the text factors of source salience and emphasis on risk might influence readers' attention to and use of source information when reading single documents to make behavioral decisions on controversial health-related issues. Participants (n = 259), who were attending different bachelor-level…
Descriptors: College Students, Reading Comprehension, Information Sources, Professional Education
Fannie Mae Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1996
These instructional materials are designed for presenting home ownership information to learners of English as a Second Language (ESL). Eleven lessons are organized into four units addressing the process of ownership, including: deciding to buy a home (determining that current living quarters are too small, getting money to buy a home, credit…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Credit (Finance)