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Pearson, P. David; Gallagher, Margaret C. – 1983
Research in reading comprehension was reviewed in order to characterize, summarize, and evaluate its contribution to principles of instructional practice. Studies were divided into four major research traditions: existential descriptions, existential proofs, pedagogical experiments, and program evaluations. An examination of these four frameworks…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Models, Program Evaluation
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Pearson, P. David; Gallagher, Margaret C. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1983
The existing literature on reading comprehension instruction is organized and reviewed. The authors question whether explicit training to improve comprehension or monitoring strategies should be offered, since these behaviors improve with maturity and experience and in the absence of any apparent training, but conclude that it is possible that…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Metacognition