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| Reading | 6 |
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| Gerot, Linda | 1 |
| Goodacre, Elizabeth | 1 |
| Moon, Jenny A. | 1 |
| Mudd, Norma | 1 |
| Pidgeon, Douglas | 1 |
| Underwood, Geoffrey | 1 |
| Underwood, Jean D. M. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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| United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 2 |
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Peer reviewedMoon, Jenny A. – Reading, 1976
Explores the processes of learning to read in order to learn and reports a study of the reading strategies of 35 high school students. (JM)
Descriptors: Factual Reading, Learning Processes, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes
Peer reviewedMudd, Norma – Reading, 1987
Reports on a study that probed the relative influence of text (including illustrations) and background knowledge upon child and adult novice readers' incorrect responses to comprehension questions. Found that novice readers use background knowledge more than textual information to answer comprehension questions. (ARH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Illustrations
Peer reviewedUnderwood, Geoffrey; Underwood, Jean D. M. – Reading, 1989
Discusses the extent to which computers can understand natural language. Considers assertions that computers can be described as literate, and considers more generally the purpose of designing machines which perform like humans. (RS)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Computer Simulation
Peer reviewedGerot, Linda – Reading, 1985
Discusses the systematic relationship between the language patterns of a text and the context of situation that enables a reader to predict from one to the other. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Context Clues, Elementary Education, Language Usage
Peer reviewedPidgeon, Douglas – Reading, 1976
Discusses the steps involved in and the preparation necessary for learning to read (decode) and to comprehend what is read. (JM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Language Skills
Peer reviewedGoodacre, Elizabeth – Reading, 1980
Reports on reading research studies conducted in Great Britain during 1979, noting that two areas have attracted much more attention recently--reading comprehension and the importance of motivation. (HOD)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews, Readability
