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ERIC Number: EJ359069
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Metaphors for Reading in an Information Age.
Mosenthal, Peter B.
Reading Teacher, v41 n1 p82-84 Oct 1987
Identifies previous metaphors for memory, such as Aristotle's "wax tablet" and the numerous storage and retrieval metaphors, and how storage metaphors are hampering reading research. (JC)
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Long Term Memory, Memory, Metaphors, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Short Term Memory
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Aristotle; Storage (Memory)