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Van Blerkom, Dianna L.; Van Blerkom, Malcolm L.; Bertsch, Sharon – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2006
One hundred nine college students participated in an experiment that involved reading a passage and responding to a 20-item multiple choice test. The students were randomly assigned to one of four groups. The four conditions involved reading and copying, reading and highlighting, reading and taking notes, and reading and generating questions.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Experiments, Multiple Choice Tests, Learning Strategies

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