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ERIC Number: EJ573032
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
Using Advance Organizers to Facilitate Reading Comprehension among Older Adults.
Thompson, Dennis N.
Educational Gerontology, v24 n7 p625-38 Oct-Nov 1998
In experiment 1, 40 younger and 40 older adults used advance organizers with a 1500-word passage. Experiment 2 replicated the test with adults of limited verbal ability. Advance organizers were helpful only in restricted circumstances. They appeared to help those with limited ability to comprehend detail. (SK)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Older Adults, Reading Comprehension, Recall (Psychology), Recognition (Psychology), Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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