Developing Readers' Knowledge through Analogy.

Hayes, David A.; Tierney, Robert J.

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Publication Date: 1982

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Developing Readers' Knowledge through Analogy.

Hayes, David A.; Tierney, Robert J.

Reading Research Quarterly, v17 n2 p256-80 1982

Supports the function of analogy in activating specific background knowledge and generally related knowledge in reading unfamiliar text, a view consistent with emerging schema theoretic notions. (AEA)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, High School Students, Learning Theories, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research

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