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ERIC Number: EJ356320
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Verbal Comprehension: The Lexical Decomposition Strategy to Define Unfamiliar Words.
Kaye, Daniel B.; And Others
Intelligence, v11 n1 p1-20 Jan-Mar 1987
Two experiments were conducted to study one facet of verbal intelligence--the ability of adolescents and adults to use a lexical decomposition strategy to define prefixed words. Subjects in grades 8, 10, 11, and college were given a multiple-choice vocabulary test. Results provided partial support for a theory of internal context use. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Context Clues, Higher Education, Intelligence, Metacognition, Multiple Regression Analysis, Secondary Education, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary Skills, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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