Decoding, knowledge, and strategies in comprehension of expository text

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-117

  Samuelstuen, Marit S ^a   Bråten, Ivar ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Decoding; Expository text comprehension; Reading strategies; Topic knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORWAY; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 15744368059     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2005.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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