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ERIC Number: EJ670570
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
The Effect of Inference Training on Skilled and Less Skilled Comprehenders.
McGee, Anna; Johnson, Heather
Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v23 n1 p49-59 Jan 2003
Examines whether inference training affects skilled and less skilled comprehenders by instructing children six to nine years old in how to make inferences from and generate questions about a text. Reports that the less skilled group improved more than the skilled group of children. (CMK)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Children, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Inferences, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Skill Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scotland
Note: Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology is a refereed journal.