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ERIC Number: EJ490265
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Reading Skill: Some Adult Comparisons.
Bell, Laura C.; Perfetti, Charles A.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v86 n2 p244-55 Jun 1994
Highly skilled and less skilled college readers (n=29) were compared on several information-processing and language-comprehension tasks that tap cognitive components of reading. Results confirm that both areas distinguish skilled and less skilled readers and suggest that reading ability is a continuous function. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Language Processing, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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