Prior Knowledge and Its Relationship to Comprehension.

Langer, Judith A.; Nicolich, Mark

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ERIC Number: EJ259277

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Prior Knowledge and Its Relationship to Comprehension.

Langer, Judith A.; Nicolich, Mark

Journal of Reading Behavior, v13 n4 p373-79 Win 1981

Develops a text-specific prior knowledge measure that predicts the likelihood of a student's success in recalling the content of a reading passage. (HOD)

Descriptors: High School Students, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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