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ERIC Number: EJ663669
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
Effects of Strategy Training on Reading Comprehension in First and Foreign Language.
Bimmel, Peter E.; van den Bergh, Huub; Oostdam, Ron J.
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v16 n4 p509-529 Dec 2001
Presents a study, focusing on 15-year old students, that demonstrates how an experimental reading program improved students' abilities using four reading activities: (1) looking for key fragments, (2) paying attention to structure marking elements, (3) making up questions, and (4) mapping important information from a text. Demonstrates an improvement in the students' first language (Dutch). (CMK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dutch, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Program Content, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Secondary Education, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Netherlands
Note: European Journal of Psychology of Education is a refereed journal.