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Peer reviewedGlover, John A.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1980
In studies on the effect of advance objectives on readers' comprehension of prose, reliable differences were noted in the areas of the passages students focused upon depending on the presence of objectives and the level of learning they required. No differences were observed in reading comprehension. (JD)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Higher Education, Intentional Learning, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedSnapp, Jim C.; Glover, John A. – Journal of Educational Research, 1990
Middle school students (N=35) who read and paraphrased an advance organizer prior to study, correctly answered significantly more lower-order study questions than did students not encountering the organizer. Middle school (N=26) and college (N=30) students who read and paraphrased the advance organizer constructed significantly better answers for…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, College Students, Grade 8, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGlover, John A.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1990
Three experiments with 120 college undergraduates and 62 seventh graders examined the utility of inserting a delay between reading an advance organizer and its related text. A moderate delay may enhance the effects of advance organizers. Results support an "accessibility" hypothesis and do not support a "rehearsal" hypothesis.…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Education Majors, Elementary Education, Encoding (Psychology)
