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ERIC Number: EJ449105
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Improvement of Reading Comprehension of Physics Texts by Students' Question Formulation.
Koch, Adina; Eckstein, Shulamith G.
International Journal of Science Education, v13 n4 p473-86 Oct-Dec 1991
Investigates the difficulties that college students (n=83) have in reading and comprehending physics texts. Students were taught the skill of formulating clear questions on textual material. The strategy stimulated students' awareness of the difficulties in reading comprehension and could be used by students as a self-monitoring technique to improve their reading comprehension. (17 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Physics, Pretests Posttests, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Science Education, Science Instruction, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Textbooks, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Israel