Reading Ability and Prior Knowledge as Predictors of Eleven and Twelve Year Olds' Text Comprehension.

Callahan, Daniel; Drum, Priscilla A.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Reading Ability and Prior Knowledge as Predictors of Eleven and Twelve Year Olds' Text Comprehension.

Callahan, Daniel; Drum, Priscilla A.

Reading Psychology, v5 n1-2 p145-54 1984

Reports on a study investigating the effect of prior knowledge of written prose in intact, topic sentence deleted, and topic sentence and concluding sentence deleted conditions, and advances a methodology for determining prior knowledge. (FL)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Intermediate Grades, Predictive Validity, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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