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ERIC Number: EJ511445
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4111
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Growth of a Functionally Important Lexicon.
Zechmeister, Eugene B.; And Others
Journal of Reading Behavior, v27 n2 p201-12 Jun 1995
Uses a dictionary-sampling method and multiple-choice testing of word knowledge to estimate the lexicon size of junior-high students, college students, and older adults. Suggests that there may yet be a role for direct instruction in affecting lexicon size of functionally important words. (SR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Higher Education, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Reading Research, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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