Where Do Their Answers Come from? A Study of the Inferences Which Children Make When Answering Questions about Narrative Stories.

Nicholson, Tom; Imlach, Robert

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Publication Date: 1981

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Where Do Their Answers Come from? A Study of the Inferences Which Children Make When Answering Questions about Narrative Stories.

Nicholson, Tom; Imlach, Robert

Journal of Reading Behavior, v13 n2 p111-29 Sum 1981

Describes two experiments that were conducted to determine the relative influence of text data and prior knowledge on the kinds of inferences children make when answering questions about stories. (HOD)

Descriptors: Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research

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Language: English

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