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Morrison, Gary R.; And Others – Computers in Human Behavior, 1988
Summarizes three research studies on text and screen density variables in a computer based instruction (CBI) lesson. The first two studies investigated the effectiveness of low density text on lessons taught in print and CBI modes; the third study examined learner preferences for different screen densities. (43 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Higher Education

Mealey, Donna L.; Nist, Sherrie L. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Examines the theoretical and research perspectives (including metacognition, schema theory, and text structure) related to the direct instruction of comprehension at the college level for developmental readers. Concludes that many such strategies are not grounded in solid research bases and recommends that future research focus on the…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Directed Reading Activity, Graphic Organizers, Higher Education

Plowman, Lydia – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1994
Findings from fieldwork analyzing children's use of four interactive multimedia programs are compared with a description of early film features and used as the basis to consider problems faced by an audience encountering a nascent medium. Methods adopted to facilitate understanding of films and their suitability for adaptation to multimedia…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Development

Currie, Helen – British Journal of Special Education, 1990
Special needs teachers and subject teachers simplified text in British secondary level science and humanities courses and used the text with a class of mixed attainment groups. Subsequent assessment indicated that marks of higher achievers were consistently high and marks of low achievers were significantly improved compared to a control group.…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries, High Achievement, Humanities Instruction

Englert, Carol Sue; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1991
The effects of an intervention--Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Writing--to improve students' expository writing abilities was studied. The program emphasizes teacher and student dialogues about expository writing strategies, text structure processes, and self-regulated learning. Results of 183 fourth and fifth graders indicate that dialogic…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Dialogs (Language), Elementary School Students
Brantmeier, Cindy – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2006
Bernhardt (2003) claims that half of the variance in second language (L2) reading is accounted for by first language literacy (20%) and second language knowledge (30%), and that one of the central goals of current L2 reading research should be to investigate the 50% of variance that remains unexplained. Part of this variance takes consists of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Research, Gender Differences, Test Format
Christie, Frances, Ed.; Misson, Ray, Ed. – 1998
Intended to offer an introduction to some major themes in literacy education, this book aims to inform discussions while assisting teachers to reflect on their work as literacy teachers. The book covers work with students in the full range of schooling and in a number of different subject areas. The book's topics include the nature and use of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Knupfer, Nancy Nelson; McIsaac, Marina Stock – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
Discussion of the use of desktop publishing software to produce instructional materials highlights a study that used a wrap-around text format with variations in the amount of white space surrounding the graphic to investigate the effect of white space variations on the reading speed and comprehension of undergraduate students. (28 references)…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Graphics, Desktop Publishing, Higher Education
Ashcroft, Laura – Preventing School Failure, 2004
A case study of a child who was a part of a larger reading-practice research study is presented. Data analysis from the larger study yielded a strong effect size for children in the experimental group who used decodable text for reading practice. The pre- and posttest scores of one child included in the treatment were not used in the statistical…
Descriptors: Prevention, Text Structure, Reader Text Relationship, Readability
Risko, Victoria J.; And Others – 1990
A study determined whether instruction on story elements within rich contexts can increase students' understanding of the characters' traits and motives, their comprehension of stories, and their ability to write causally coherent stories. Instruction was organized around an "anchor" (a story rich with embedded information presented on…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classroom Research, Cohesion (Written Composition), Curriculum Development
Meltzer, Julie; Hamann, Edmund T. – Education Alliance at Brown University, 2005
Today, English language learners (ELLs) represent an increasing proportion of U.S. middle and high school enrollment. As a result, mainstream content-area teachers are more likely than ever to have ELLs in their classrooms. At the same time, education policymakers and researchers are increasingly calling for improved academic literacy development…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Adolescents, Literacy
Weih, Timothy G. – Online Submission, 2005
This article describes an investigation with a class of seventh graders to determine what impact the study of traditional literature would have on their narrative writing. The classroom teacher emphasized the narrative structure of the traditional literature genre by prompting his students to respond both orally and in writing with their thoughts…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Writing (Composition), Grade 7, American Indian Literature
Kintsch, Eileen – 1989
A study investigated how students' mental representation of an expository text and the inferences they used in summarizing varied as a function of text difficulty and of differences in the task. Subjects, 96 college students and students from grades 6 and 10, wrote summaries of expository texts and answered orally several probe questions about the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Difficulty Level
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1999
The Communication Theory and Methodology section of the Proceedings contains the following 14 papers: "Press Releases and the 'Bscore': New Statistical Measurement Explored" (Lee Bollinger); "A Systematic Approach to Analyzing the Structure of News Texts" (Michael Schmierbach); "Setting the Proximity Frame: Distance as an…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Cultural Differences, Females, Foreign Countries
Koroghlanian, Carol M.; Sullivan, Howard J. – 1999
This study investigated the effects of audio and text density on the achievement, time-in-program, and attitudes of 134 undergraduates. Data concerning the subjects' preexisting computer skills and experience, as well as demographic information, were also collected. The instruction in visual design principles was delivered by computer and included…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiovisual Instruction, Auditory Stimuli, Comparative Analysis