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Direct linkGuo, Ying; Piasta, Shayne B.; Bowles, Ryan P. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to describe children's science content knowledge and examine the early predictors of science content knowledge in a sample of 194 typically developing preschool children. Children's science content knowledge was assessed in the fall (Time 1) and spring (Time 2) of the preschool year. Results showed…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Sciences, Knowledge Level, Predictor Variables
Talwar, Amani; Tighe, Elizabeth L.; Greenberg, Daphne – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2018
This study explored the background knowledge (BK) and reading comprehension (RC) relationship for struggling adult readers. Using confirmatory factor analyses, a single-factor BK model exhibited better fit than a two-factor model separating academic knowledge and general information, which indicates that BK represents a unidimensional construct…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Reading Comprehension, Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Models
Download full textTalwar, Amani; Tighe, Elizabeth L.; Greenberg, Daphne – Grantee Submission, 2018
This study explored the background knowledge (BK) and reading comprehension (RC) relationship for struggling adult readers. Using confirmatory factor analyses, a single-factor BK model exhibited better fit than a two-factor model separating academic knowledge and general information, which indicates that BK represents a unidimensional construct…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Reading Comprehension, Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Models
