The Effect of Topic Interest and Prior Knowledge on the Predicted Test Questions of Developmental College Readers.

Schumm, Jeanne Shay; And Others

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Effect of Topic Interest and Prior Knowledge on the Predicted Test Questions of Developmental College Readers.

Schumm, Jeanne Shay; And Others

Reading Research and Instruction, v31 n4 p11-24 Sum 1992

Finds that under certain conditions topic interest and prior knowledge can influence developmental-college-student-generated questions and that differential patterns of question construction emerge in multiple-choice and essay conditions. (SR)

Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Prior Learning, Questioning Techniques, Reading Research, Remedial Reading, Student Interests

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Language: English

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