ERIC Number: EJ1126781
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0163-853X
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Bridging Skill and Task-Oriented Reading
Higgs, Karyn; Magliano, Joseph P.; Vidal-Abarca, Eduardo; MartÃnez, Tomas; McNamara, Danielle S.
Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, v54 n1 p19-39 2017
Some individual difference factors are more strongly correlated with performance on postreading questions when the text is not available than when it is. The present study explores if similar interactions occur with bridging skill, which refers to a reader's propensity to establish connections between explicit text during reading. Undergraduates read science texts using two research tools. The Reading Strategy-Assessment Tool provided a measure of bridging skill. Texts and postreading questions were presented in Read&Answer, and the availability of the text while answering was manipulated. Contrary to prior research, bridging skill was comparably correlated with performance in both availability conditions. Although bridging skill was not correlated with search decisions, there was a trend toward a positive correlation with search time, suggesting that readers who tend to bridge more may also tend to persist longer in searching for answers. The results are discussed in terms of dynamic perspectives of task-oriented reading.
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Reading Processes, Reading Strategies, Correlation, Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Reading Skills, Decision Making, Measures (Individuals), Computer Assisted Testing, Prior Learning, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Models, Prediction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305F100007; R305A130124