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Peer reviewedGoldman, Susan R. – Discourse Processes, 1982
Discusses nontext knowledge necessary for reading comprehension. Examines the composition of children's real world knowledge for ordinary situations. (FL)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedBaggett, Patricia; Ehrenfeucht, Andrzej – Discourse Processes, 1982
Concludes that junior high school students encode movies better than prose, but that college students encode both equally well. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedGoldman, Susan – Discourse Processes, 1997
Outlines major research findings in cognitive-discourse-processing research on learning from text. Describes general characteristics of classrooms based on constructivist principles of learning and that support critical thinking, problem solving, and collaborative learning. Argues that such classrooms raise a number of new issues for…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning
