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Comprehension Strategy Training in Content Areas.
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Carriedo, Nuria; Alonso-Tapia, Jesus – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1995
Presents the results of two studies where children were taught to identify textual cues, syntactic and semantic, in order to locate main ideas. The children also built graphic representations of these structures and were taught relevant questions to ask regarding comprehension. Results showed significant improvement, especially with older…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Content Area Reading, Context Clues
Teaching Strategies to Create Visual Representations of Key Ideas in Content Area Text Materials: A Long-Term Intervention Inserted in School Curriculum.
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Vidal-Abarca, Eduardo; Gilabert, Ramiro – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1995
Describes a long-term project where middle school students were taught to visually represent key text ideas through idea-mapping techniques. Instruction was inserted in the content area curriculum along with regular textbooks and supplementary material. Positive effects were found in recall, comprehension, and learning. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development