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Andiliou, Andria; Ramsay, Crystal M.; Murphy, P. Karen; Fast, Jerel – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2012
The proliferation of new forms of media has given way to a multitude of new text structures, particularly texts designed to alter the receiver's perspectives. Yet, little is known about the ways in which these novel text structures alter the characteristics of the receiver including one's knowledge and beliefs. As such, the purpose of this…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Persuasive Discourse, Student Attitudes, Reader Text Relationship
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Shanahan, Cynthia; Shanahan, Timothy; Misischia, Cynthia – Journal of Literacy Research, 2011
The purpose of this study is to describe educationally relevant differences in literacy use among three subject-matter disciplines--history, chemistry, and mathematics. These analyses were drawn from an investigation of the teaching of disciplinary literacy in high schools. The purpose of the overall project was to improve the literacy-teaching…
Descriptors: Literacy, Differences, Intellectual Disciplines, History