Understanding, Information Processing, and Learning from Prose Materials.

Carver, Ronald P.

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ERIC Number: EJ073586

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Publication Date: 1973

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Understanding, Information Processing, and Learning from Prose Materials

Carver, Ronald P.

Journal of Educational Psychology, 64, 1, 76-84, Feb 73

Results suggest that: understanding can be defined in terms of information stored; and traditional learning concepts and measures are inappropriate for investigating the important effects involved in reading and auding'' prose. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Connected Discourse, Data Analysis, Information Processing, Learning Processes, Measurement Techniques, Objective Tests, Reading Comprehension

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