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| Attention | 1 |
| Cognitive Structures | 1 |
| Comprehension | 1 |
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| Elementary School Journal | 1 |
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| Wittrock, M. C. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedWittrock, M. C. – Elementary School Journal, 1991
Describes a model for generative teaching of comprehension that focuses on students' knowledge base and preconceptions; motivation; attention; and generation of new models and explanations. Generative teaching procedures for facilitating comprehension in elementary school are reported. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attention, Cognitive Structures, Comprehension
