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ERIC Number: EJ377003
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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An Exploratory Review of Sentence-Combining Research Related to Reading.
Searls, Evelyn F.; Neville, Donald D.
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v21 n3 p1-15 Spr 1988
This article reviews 34 studies in reading research. It identifies trends related to ambiguous findings about the effect of sentence-combining training on measures of reading comprehension. The effects of grade level and four other variables are described. The use of cloze procedures and standardized tests as measures is discussed. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Program Divisions, Measurement Techniques, Predictor Variables, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Research Methodology, Sentence Combining
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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