Field Dependence-Independence and Reading Comprehension Questions: Task and Reader Interactions.

Davey, Beth

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ERIC Number: EJ414270

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Field Dependence-Independence and Reading Comprehension Questions: Task and Reader Interactions.

Davey, Beth

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v15 n3 p241-50 Jul 1990

Fifty-six field-dependent and 55 field-independent students in grades 6 through 8 were assessed on reading comprehension tasks varying in memory load and cognitive restructuring requirements. Field-independent readers outperformed field-dependent readers on tasks with high memory demands and requirements for efficient restructuring. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Field Dependence Independence, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Memory, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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