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ERIC Number: EJ523992
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0095-7984
Signifying as a Scaffold for Literary Interpretation.
Lee, Carol D.
Journal of Black Psychology, v21 n4 p357-81 Nov 1995
The efficacy of signifying, a form of social discourse in the African American community, as a scaffold for teaching skills in literary interpretation was demonstrated with 52 urban high school students in an experimental group and 25 controls. Skill in signifying and social knowledge showed positive correlations with achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Students, High School Students, High Schools, Literary Criticism, Reading Achievement, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Skill Development, Teaching Methods, Urban Schools, Urban Youth
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Signifying (Rhetorical Strategy)
Note: Special issue topic: "Empirical Research on Black Psychology, Conference 13." Papers presented at the Empirical Conference in Black Psychology (13th, East Lansing, MI, November 1992).