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ERIC Number: EJ191532
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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How Important Is Passage Dependence in Reading Comprehension?
Hanna, Gerald S.; Oaster, Thomas R.
Journal of Educational Research, v71 n6 p345-48 Jul-Aug 1978, 78
A higher than expected correlation between "passages in" and "passages out" scores on reading comprehension tests indicated that the practical importance of passage dependence is probably not as great as has been commonly believed. (Editor)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Interpretive Reading, Junior High School Students, Reading Comprehension, Structural Analysis, Test Construction, Test Items
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Passage Dependence