Testing and refining the direct and inferential mediation model of reading comprehension

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 311-325

  Cromley, Jennifer G ^a   Azevedo, Roger ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

DIME model; High school students; Inference; Knowledge level; Reading comprehension; Strategies; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248631093     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.99.2.311     Document Type: Article

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