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Benson, Laura, Ed. – 2000
Sharing the wisdom of educators throughout Colorado in implementing the Colorado Basic Literacy Act, this book is intended to be a practical complement to teachers' repertoire. It offers ideas for immediate implementation, along with citations of current research and references, and represents the best ways to respond to the needs of struggling…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Strategies, Oral Reading

Cook, Linda K.; Mayer, Richard E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1988
Teaching college students to discriminate among and use text structures found in scientific text material was studied, using 32 undergraduate and 28 junior college students. Students can learn to become more effective processors of scientific text through acquiring active reading strategies based on domain specific knowledge. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Science, College Students, Instructional Materials, Postsecondary Education

Henry, Charles – Computers and the Humanities, 1994
Asserts that humanities computing techniques and methodologies remain marginal to mainstream literary scholarship. Argues for large scale analyses of text databases that would incorporate a shift in theoretical orientation to include greater stress on intertextuality and sign theory. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Databases

Hartley, James – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1994
Reviews research literature on the design of text for older readers. Topics include improving typographically simple layouts through the use of larger type, more readable text, clearer layouts, and summaries, headings and signals; and improving typographically complex texts such as income tax forms, diagrams, and procedural instructions. (31…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Aging (Individuals), Diagrams, Flow Charts
Powell, Gary C. – Educational Technology, 2001
Discusses the growth of distance education courses and presents a checklist of 25 course design principles that faculty can use to critique or evaluate their Web-based online course sites. Highlights include authority; bias; citations; graphics; help systems; student performance records; links; multimedia; navigation; printing; site structure; and…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Bias, Check Lists, Citations (References)
Miller, Susan; Knowles, Kyle – 1997
This practical book integrates coverage of the writing process and various types of academic and professional documents with explanations and examples of using computers to enhance the process and produce effective documents. The book's four parts move from the individual writer who is using a computer to create a document to exchanges of data and…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Computer Networks, Computers, Creative Writing

Meese, Ruth Lyn – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1992
Possible adaptations of textbooks for children with learning disabilities include modifying the textbook (tape recording the text, using high-interest low-vocabulary materials); altering instructional procedures (teaching textbook structure, previewing, providing advance organizers, preteaching critical vocabulary); and teaching textbook reading…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Elementary Secondary Education, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books, Instructional Materials

Anderson, O. Roger; Botticelli, Steven – Science Education, 1990
Investigated is a reader's ability to comprehend written text that is highly novel with few semantic cues. The theoretical perspective, assessment theory, materials and methods, and the results of this study are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Coding, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures

Corthouts, Jan; Philips, Richard – Electronic Library, 1996
Proposes a strategy that librarians can consider when implementing SGML (Standard General Markup Language) applications on top of existing products, or when embedding these in end-user services. Experiences of SGML within a Belgian library network are discussed, including local journal article databases, current awareness, and digital libraries.…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Text
Baram-Tsabari, Ayelet; Yarden, Anat – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
Learning using primary literature may be a way of developing a capacity for scientific ways of thinking among students. Since reading research articles is a difficult task for novices, we examined the possible benefits of learning using primary literature versus secondary literature, particularly with respect to their influence on the creation and…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Scientific Research, Negative Attitudes, Scientific Literacy
Aweiss, Salem – 1993
This study investigated the kinds of knowledge and strategies beginning second-language readers used when reading texts to build their own consistent patterns of meaning and experience. Specifically, it looked at how readers' knowledge grew, where their ideas originated, and when and how their ideas were used. Subjects were five college students…
Descriptors: Arabic, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Rosebery, Ann S.; And Others – 1989
While young children's problem-solving models are not as elaborate as those of older students, they share an important belief, namely, that writing and reading are fundamentally purposeful acts of communication. Focusing on the interpretation of process, in particular on writing and reading as forms of problem-solving that are shaped by…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Case Studies, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
Ross, Steven M.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1988
Describes study of undergraduate teacher education majors which was designed to examine the function of text density level (high, low, or learner controlled) and various learner characteristics in learning from expository text in computer based instruction (CBI). Selection of print media versus CBI is discussed, pretests and posttests are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education

Cousin, Patricia Tefft – Reading Research and Instruction, 1989
Recommends teaching suggestions which focus on three broad areas: (1) strategies for teaching textbook organization; (2) strategies for using graphics to organize the information covered in the text; and (3) the use of an integrated approach to content area teaching. Cites studies to support these recommendations. (MG)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Graphic Organizers, Integrated Activities, Integrated Curriculum

Spivey, Nancy Nelson; King, James R. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1989
Analyzes above and below average readers' informational reports, which synthesize both source texts and writer-generated materials. Concludes that general reading ability and success at synthesizing overlap, and that success at synthesis may be related to cognitive factors associated with comprehension, such as sensitivity to text structure. (RS)
Descriptors: Cues, Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 8