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Bottom-Up and Top-Down Cues in a Comics Reading Task
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Henretty, Dawnelle J.; McEneaney, John E. – Reading Psychology, 2020
Readers are increasingly exposed to text that includes both words and images through comics, graphic novels, online materials, and video games. In this study, we use the medium of the 4-panel comic strip to examine how readers make meaning of the word/image composite. We propose a cognitive interactive framework that incorporates both the…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Adolescents, Literacy, Reading Comprehension
Pre-Service Teachers' Changing Perspectives of Mexican Immigration Following an Online Multicultural Literature Experience
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Howrey, Shannon Tovey – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2020
Misconceptions, stereotypes, and deficit views of Mexican immigrants are pervasive in the current U.S. media. Such views are inconsistent with culturally responsive pedagogy, and teachers who hold them will be impeded in their abilities to teach Mexican immigrant children effectively (Nathenson-Mejia & Escamilla, 2003). Research supports the…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Stereotypes, Mexican Americans, Immigrants
Graeme Withers and Margaret Gill, Assessing Text Response: The 1990 Pilot CAT: A Review for Teachers, Carlton: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Board (VCAB)
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Doecke, Brenton – English in Australia, 2018
The Assessment Issue of "English in Australia" has prompted Brenton Doecke to ask himself about significant moments in the history of subject English in Australia when truly innovative work was done in the area of assessing English. There are many examples to choose from, including Brian Johnston's "Assessing English: Helping…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Guides, Teaching Guides