Ideas in Practice: "How Can I Tell What's Important?".

Josten, Denise

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ERIC Number: EJ541565

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Publication Date: 1997

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Ideas in Practice: "How Can I Tell What's Important?"

Josten, Denise

Journal of Developmental Education, v20 n3 p28-32 Spr 1997

Describes Subject-Attitude-Development (SAD) mapping, a technique for helping developmental reading students focus on information relevant to an author's thesis and recognize relationships between the thesis, main ideas, and supporting details. Discusses strategies for implementing SAD maps and student reactions to the technique. Includes sample maps. (10 citations) (AJL)

Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Developmental Programs, Learning Strategies, Postsecondary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Teaching Methods, Writing Strategies

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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