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Publication Date: 2005-Jul-1
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Why Does Rereading Improve Metacomprehension Accuracy? Evaluating the Levels-of-Disruption Hypothesis for the Rereading Effect
Dunlosky, John; Rawson, Katherine A.
Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v40 n1 p37-55 Jul 2005
Rereading can improve the accuracy of people's predictions of future test performance for text material. This research investigated this rereading effect by evaluating 2 predictions from the levels-of-disruption hypothesis: (a) The rereading effect will occur when the criterion test measures comprehension of the text, and (b) the rereading effect will not occur when a 1-week delay occurs between initial reading and rereading. Participants (N = 113) were assigned to 1 of 3 groups: single reading, immediate rereading, or rereading after a 1-week delay. Outcomes were consistent with the 2 predictions stated earlier. This article discusses the status of the levels-of-disruption hypothesis and alternative hypotheses based on the cognitive effort required to process texts.
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Criterion Referenced Tests, Prediction, Hypothesis Testing, Cognitive Processes, Reading Strategies
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Language: English
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