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Direct linkGhaith, Ghazi; Obeid, Hoda – Educational Research Quarterly, 2004
This study examines the effect of training in think alouds on literal and higher-order reading comprehension. Thirty-two (n = 32) eighth grade students of English as a foreign language (EFL) participated in the study. The participants were randomly assigned to control and experimental conditions. Descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Multivariate Analysis, Correlation, Grade 8
Vosniadou, Stella; And Others – 1987
Two experiments investigated whether elementary school children's difficulties in detecting inconsistencies in text are related to their failure (1) to represent each of two inconsistent propositions in memory or (2) to compare the representations of the inconsistent propositions to each other once each has been represented in memory. Overall,…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Grade 3
Phillips, Linda M. – 1989
This report describes the development and validation of the Test of Inference Ability in Reading Comprehension: a scaled-answer, multiple-choice test intended for use in Grades 6, 7, and 8. The report discusses the need for and conceptualization of assessment of inference ability; proposes standards and principles of inference appraisal; and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Gu, Yongqi – 1994
Two case studies of the specific vocabulary learning strategies used by native Chinese-speakers learning English as a Second Language (ESL) at Beijing Normal University are presented and discussed. Subjects were two university students identified as "good" and "poor" language learners. They read two passages, one with about…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Chinese, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Kunz, Gunnar C.; And Others – 1989
Two studies analyzed self-regulatory cognitions of students asked to study complex instruction texts; examined the relationship between self-regulation and performance; assessed self-regulatory processes during learning from text in detail; and examined how pictures integrated in instructional text were processed by learners with different degrees…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHolmes, John L. – ESPecialist, 1986
Discusses recognition of cognates used in teaching materials prepared by the English for Specific Purposes Project for academic courses. Presents suggestions based on theoretical considerations of cognate recognition. Examines, by way of protocol studies, how foreign students of English make use of cognate recognition. Suggests that strategies for…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedWells, Daniel R. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1986
The recall protocol procedure can be used as an alternative measure of foreign language reading comprehension and as a diagnostic tool. Protocol use encourages students to attend to the meaning of a foreign language passage and helps teachers to instruct students in the complex art of meaning construction. (CB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, German, High School Students, High Schools
McKown, Brigitte A.; Barnett, Cynthia L. – Online Submission, 2007
This action research project report documents the action research project that was conducted to improve reading comprehension with second grade and third grade students. The teacher researchers intended to improve reading comprehension by using higher-order thinking skills such as predicting, making connections, visualizing, inferring,…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 3, Reading Difficulties, Thinking Skills
Tsagari, Constance – 1994
This study investigated and compared the effects of two test formats (free response and multiple choice) on English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners' reading comprehension. The tests, together with a checklist of test-taking strategies and retrospective questionnaires concerning more general reading strategies, were administered to 57 ESL…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Processing
Peer reviewedWineburg, Samuel S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
How people evaluate primary and secondary sources when considering historical questions was studied by asking eight historians and eight high school seniors to think aloud while reviewing written and pictorial documents about the Battle of Lexington. Differences between the groups are discussed concerning cognitive processes and beliefs about…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
McEwan, Elaine K. – Corwin Press, 2004
How do some students extract complex information from advanced reading materials while others struggle to find the meaning of even simple passages? What characteristics do strategic readers exhibit that others don't possess? Unlocking the cognitive strategies of exceptional readers means finding ways to teach every student to read strategically,…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Reading Materials, Teaching Styles, Cognitive Processes
Yang, Yu-Fen – Reading Psychology, 2006
In order to probe the relationship between reading strategies and comprehension monitoring strategies and how they function to help readers in comprehension process, the present study utilizes think-aloud and retrospective verbal reports to examine 20 EFL readers' performances in reading texts. The results reveal that the engagement of reading…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Reading Teachers, Reading Processes, Reading Strategies
