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ERIC Number: EJ498457
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-476X
The Selective Attention Strategy as a Time-Dependent Phenomenon.
Lapan, Richard; Reynolds, Ralph E.
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v19 n4 p379-98 Oct 1994
Differences in how more and less successful readers use selective attention, and whether these differences influence what is learned and recalled were studied with 45 college students. Results reveal different reading patterns for the two groups. The discussion focuses on aspects of the selective attention strategy. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Processes, College Students, High Achievement, Higher Education, Learning, Low Achievement, Reading Achievement, Reading Skills, Recall (Psychology), Time Factors (Learning)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Selective Attention; Strategy Choice