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ERIC Number: EJ417111
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Development of Knowledge about the Role of Inference in Text Comprehension.
Beal, Carole R.
Child Development, v61 n4 p1011-23 Aug 1990
Four studies determined when first, second, and third graders recognize that they make inferences to understand text, and the effect of this recognition on their ability to revise text and monitor its informativeness. Younger children tended to attribute inferred information to the text, while older children clearly distinguished inferred and explicit text information. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Comprehension, Difficulty Level, Elementary School Students, Etiology, Inferences, Kindergarten Children, Primary Education, Story Reading
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Causal Reasoning; Knowledge; Text Organization; Text Processing (Reading)