A Study of the Background Knowledge of Three Groups of College Freshmen.

Drabin-Partenio, Ingrid; Maloney, Wendy Hall

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A Study of the Background Knowledge of Three Groups of College Freshmen.

Drabin-Partenio, Ingrid; Maloney, Wendy Hall

Journal of Reading, v25 n5 p430-34 Feb 1982

Describes a study of the background knowledge of college students from remedial English, regular composition, and English-as-a-second-language classrooms, indicating that remedial students often do not have the background information network necessary to cope with materials. (HTH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen, Educational Background, Educational Research, Higher Education, Prior Learning, Remedial Instruction

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Language: English

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