Inferencing and Comprehension in Ninth Graders Reading Geography Textbooks.

Wilson, Cathy R.; Hammill, Carol

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Publication Date: 1982-Feb

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Inferencing and Comprehension in Ninth Graders Reading Geography Textbooks.

Wilson, Cathy R.; Hammill, Carol

Journal of Reading, v25 n5 p424-28 Feb 1982

Reports on a study in which ninth-grade students of differing reading ability were asked to paraphrase a section of text. Indicates that a major difference among reader ability groups was in the number of inferences they made in the paraphrasing task. (HTH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Geography Instruction, Grade 9, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Secondary Education

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Language: English

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