Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ445716
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4111
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Defining the Role of Prior Knowledge and Vocabulary in Reading Comprehension: The Retiring of Number 41.
Stahl, Steven A.; And Others
Journal of Reading Behavior, v23 n4 p487-508 1991
Examines the effects of prior topic knowledge and vocabulary knowledge on tenth graders' recall of different aspects of passage content in a magazine article about a baseball ceremony. Finds that domain knowledge and vocabulary have independent effects on comprehension and that these effects are on what is comprehended as well as how much is comprehended. (SR)
Descriptors: Grade 10, High Schools, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
