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ERIC Number: EJ531714
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Strategy Use on Standardized Reading Comprehension Tests.
Cordon, Luis A.; Day, Jeanne D.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v88 n2 p288-95 Jun 1996
Strategy use and its impact on standardized reading test performance were studied with 128 high school students. Students in a standardized test condition used more strategies than those asked merely to identify main ideas. Thinking aloud had detrimental effects on ability to identify main ideas. (SLD)
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Learning Strategies, Protocol Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Main Idea; Strategy Choice