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Perkins, Kyle; Duncan, Ann – 1989
To determine whether mastery of one reading comprehension task is a prerequisite to mastery of two or more reading comprehension tasks, a study examined the prerequisite relations existing in the item responses elicited from a sample of sixth grade students who took the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Form G, Level 12 reading comprehension test. Test…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Prerequisites, Prior Learning
Schultz, Charles W. – 1989
The preferences of a group of 35 randomly selected undergraduate and graduate students for different text density on computer screens were examined in this study. The displays, which ranged from 53% to 22% density, were generated using the Apple IIe microcomputer. Students were shown a pair of screens of different densities and asked which screen…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Microcomputers
McKenna, Marian J. – 1988
To discover what variables are involved in the production of text coherence, and how cohesion and coherence are different, a study collected 30 papers randomly selected from over 200 papers written by incoming freshmen college students at a local community college. The papers were rated by 21 state conference participants. Raters were in-service…
Descriptors: Coherence, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Holistic Evaluation
Hockey, Susan – 1997
This paper examines issues related to how providers and consumers can make the best use of electronic information, focusing on the humanities. Topics include: new technology or old; electronic text and data formats; Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML); text encoding initiative; encoded archival description (EAD); other applications of…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Text, Higher Education
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1992
Drawn from the experience of various ministries and departments in governments across Canada, this guide is meant to be a practical guide in implementing plain language for managers in the Ontario (Canada) government. The guide describes how to use plain language in planning, writing, designing, and editing forms and documents, and how to set up…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Editing, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
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Lester, Julie H.; Cheek, Earl H., Jr. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1998
Surveys 44 high school students regarding their textbooks: including how often they use textbooks; which is their least favorite text and why; which is their most favorite text and why; and what they would do to make textbooks more enjoyable and readable (discussing graphics\illustrations, teen interest topics, organizational patterns, vocabulary,…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Reader Text Relationship, Student Attitudes
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Chambliss, Marilyn J.; Garner, Ruth – Written Communication, 1996
Examines persuasive text, first describing it and discussing it with reference to relevant philosophy and rhetoric, and then asking whether it is successful: do written texts change the minds of their readers? Notes that research on designing text to disabuse students of scientific misconceptions points to text features that authors could use to…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Misconceptions, Persuasive Discourse, Reader Response
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Evans, Janet – Reading: Literacy and Language, 2002
Investigates how the writing of some Year 6 children was influenced by exposure to the work of a contemporary author of children's literature and through reading a variety of fairy stories, tales and nursery rhymes. Concludes the children's awareness of story structure resulted in thought-provoking short stories with intertextual references. (PM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fables, Fairy Tales
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Kemper, Susan – Discourse Processes, 1990
Examines diaries kept by 8 adults (born between 1856 and 1876) over a 70-year period of their lives. Analyzes the complexity of the narrative structure and the cohesion of the text. Finds that the diarists' narratives became structurally more complex across the life span, although they became less cohesive as ambiguous anaphors increased. (KEH)
Descriptors: Adults, Cohesion (Written Composition), Diaries, Discourse Analysis
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Gordon, Christine J. – Reading Horizons, 1990
Suggests modeling of thought processes with expository text structure as one method of promoting strategic reading with students. Explains that modeling involves explaining the kinds of strategies used and the reasoning involved in the process of making sense of text. (MG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Modeling (Psychology), Reading Instruction, Reading Processes
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Erwin, Robin W., Jr. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Offers a review of research conducted on reading comprehension, focusing on studies of the cognitive processes involved in the comprehension of the meaning of the microstructures and macrostructures of a text. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
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Ollmann, Hilda E. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes a method of generating a flow chart which indicates the multiple cause and effect relationships in literature and content area texts. Argues that this teaching strategy aids in the comprehension of difficult text. (RS)
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Content Area Reading, Learning Strategies, Literature Appreciation
Hidden, Norman – Use of English, 1989
Describes the results of a study in which 32 English teachers were requested to identify passages of verse disguised as prose. Analyzes which features enabled the readers to recognize the poetry passages. (KEH)
Descriptors: Educational Research, English Literature, Foreign Countries, Poetry
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Hayes, David – Reading Horizons, 1989
Deals with the text patterns commonly found in social studies books. Explores the expository text pattern and offers a teaching pattern to help guide students through the transition from narrative to content area texts in the upper elementary grades. (MG)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Expository Writing, Intermediate Grades, Reader Text Relationship
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Champney, Linda Lucas – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes a method of assessing students' actual reading processes, allowing teachers to suggest and model strategies for overcoming reading problems. Reports that the model works well with remedial readers in an individual setting and could be applied, with modifications, to a group of students. (RS)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Intervention, Junior High Schools, Models
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