Comprehension and Recall of Text as a Function of Content Variable.

Kintsch, W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ119504

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Publication Date: 1975

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Comprehension and Recall of Text as a Function of Content Variable

Kintsch, W.; And Others

Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 14, 2, 196-214, Apr 75

Experiments were done for comprehension and recall using short English texts with a controlled number of words and propositions but differing in the number of word concepts in the text base. Reading time was longer and recall less for texts with more word concepts. (SC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Memory, Psycholinguistics, Reading Comprehension, Recall (Psychology), Testing

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