The Relationship between Background Experience and Students' Comprehension: A Cross Cultural Study.

Erwin, Barbara

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ERIC Number: EJ424270

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Relationship between Background Experience and Students' Comprehension: A Cross Cultural Study.

Erwin, Barbara

Reading Psychology, v12 n1 p43-61 Jan-Mar 1991

Describes a cross-cultural study using a pre- and posttest model that finds (1) children understand and are able to answer questions about their own culture; (2) instruction in a classroom can improve the understanding of concepts from a differing culture; and (3) classroom-based, cross-cultural research is possible. (MG)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Prior Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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