Assessing the impact of reading goals and text structures on comprehension

Reading Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-110

  Geiger, John F ^a   Millis, Keith K ^b  

^a CAMERON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2642570387     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710490435637     Document Type: Article

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