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Download full textPersson, Ulla-Britt – 1994
A book-length study described the metacognitive components of good and poor reading ability, with special reference to comprehension. Subjects were 53 Swedish students in grade 5 or 8 and were either good or poor comprehenders as defined by a combination of a reading test and teacher ratings. Data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 8
Dahlgren, Gosta; Olsson, Lars-Erik – 1986
A study was conducted to describe conceptions of the usefulness of reading (the function or "why" of reading) and conceptions of the reading process (the form or "how" of reading) among preschool and first grade children in Sweden. The research paradigm used--based on the work of Vygotsky and Piaget--was called the "second…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
