Teaching Readers about the Structure of Scientific Text.

Cook, Linda K.; Mayer, Richard E.

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ERIC Number: EJ389954

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Publication Date: 1988

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Teaching Readers about the Structure of Scientific Text.

Cook, Linda K.; Mayer, Richard E.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v80 n4 p448-56 Dec 1988

Teaching college students to discriminate among and use text structures found in scientific text material was studied, using 32 undergraduate and 28 junior college students. Students can learn to become more effective processors of scientific text through acquiring active reading strategies based on domain specific knowledge. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Science, College Students, Instructional Materials, Postsecondary Education, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Science Education, Science Materials, Scientific and Technical Information, Scientific Literacy, Text Structure, Textbook Content, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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