Improving children's reading comprehension and use of strategies through computer-based strategy training

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1552-1571

  Sung, Yao Ting ^a   Chang, Kuo En ^a   Huang, Jung Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Computer assisted reading; Strategies

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED READING; STRATEGIES;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 42249102082     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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