Searching for Information in Textbooks.

Dreher, Mariam Jean

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ERIC Number: EJ437470

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Searching for Information in Textbooks.

Dreher, Mariam Jean

Journal of Reading, v35 n5 p364-71 Feb 1992

Defines a type of literacy task, the search task (locating specific information). Explains why it is of concern, describes research on high school and college students' searching, and offers suggestions for search instruction. (SR)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Search Strategies, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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