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Direct linkWolfe, Michael B. W.; Goldman, Susan R. – Cognition and Instruction, 2005
This research examines adolescents' learning about a historical issue from multiple information sources. Adolescents read 2 contradictory texts explaining the Fall of Rome and thought out loud after each sentence. After reading, a series of questions probed their understanding and ability to reason with the information. Think-aloud protocols were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Historical Interpretation
Download full textGoldman, Susan R.; And Others – 1989
This 3-year project examined the processes and strategies employed by English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and native-English-speaking students when learning from academic texts. A conceptual model guided the analysis of talk aloud protocols elicited from students as they answered questions from textbook materials used in an introductory…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Familiarity, Higher Education, Knowledge Level
