Effects of Causal Text Revisions on More- and Less-Skilled Readers' Comprehension of Easy and Difficult Texts.

Linderholm, Tracy; Everson, Michelle Gaddy; van den Brock, Paul; Mischinski, Maureen; Crittenden, Alex; Samuels, Jay

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ERIC Number: EJ626918

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Publication Date: 2000

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Effects of Causal Text Revisions on More- and Less-Skilled Readers' Comprehension of Easy and Difficult Texts.

Linderholm, Tracy; Everson, Michelle Gaddy; van den Brock, Paul; Mischinski, Maureen; Crittenden, Alex; Samuels, Jay

Cognition and Instruction, v18 n4 p525-56 2000

Investigated the effect of causal structure revisions to school texts on the comprehension of more- and less- skilled undergraduates. Found that readers at both skill levels benefited from the revisions but only for the difficult text. (JPB)

Descriptors: Readability, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Revision (Written Composition), Text Structure, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Research, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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