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| Sternberg, Robert J. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSternberg, Robert J.; Powell, Janet S. – American Psychologist, 1983
Reviews three alternative cognitive approaches for verbal comprehension. Discusses a theory of learning from context and cites empirical data to support the theory. Presents a componential framework for understanding verbal comprehension and suggests that the ability to acquire information from context is a key source of individual differences in…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Context Clues
