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Burton, Christine; Daneman, Meredyth – Reading Psychology, 2007
Although working memory capacity is an important contributor to reading comprehension performance, it is not the only contributor. Studies have shown that epistemic knowledge (or knowledge about knowledge and learning) is related to comprehension success and may enable low-span readers to compensate for their limited resources. By comparing the…
Descriptors: Memory, Human Body, Eye Movements, Reading Comprehension