Relationships of general vocabulary, science vocabulary, and student questioning with science comprehension in students with varying levels of English proficiency

Instructional Science

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 901-923

  Taboada, Ana ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

English language proficiency; General vocabulary; Science reading comprehension; Science vocabulary; Second language learners; Text based questioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867858785     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-011-9196-z     Document Type: Article

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