The Effects of Causal Structure on the Comprehension of Narratives: Implications for Education.

van den Broek, Paul

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Effects of Causal Structure on the Comprehension of Narratives: Implications for Education.

van den Broek, Paul

Reading Psychology, v10 n1 p19-44 1989

Describes how narrative texts can be represented as networks of causally related statements or events and presents empirical evidence that the networks predict performance on reading comprehension. Compares network theory to other theories of discourse comprehension. Suggests implications of causal representations for reading and composition instruction. (RS)

Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Memory, Models, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Text Structure, Writing Instruction

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Language: English

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