Mariam Jean Dreher
Biographic Data
| ID | 2268756 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mariam Jean Dreher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mariam Jean |
| FAMILY NAME | Dreher |
| SIGNATURE | DREHER M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7325-0380 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Finnish teachers and librarians in curriculum reform
What Will Be the Demands of Literacy in the Workplace in the Next Millennium
In this “RRQ Snippet,” the authors discuss their ideas about the changing demands for today's—and tomorrow's—literate workforce
Cognitive Processes in Textbook Chapter Search Tasks
Friendly texts and text-friendly teachers
In recent years, researchers have focused on the particular features that make a text considerate or (Anderson & Armbruster, 1981, 1986; Langer, 1983; Singer, 1986; Tierney, Mosenthal, & Kantor, 1984). We define a friendly text as one that has features that facilitate learning from it. Although numerous features have been identified (Singer & Donlan, 1989), this article explains eight categories of friendly text features, illustrated with example…
The Generalizability of the Instantiation Hypothesis to Children
TWO STUDIES WERE DONE using students in Grades 5, 6, and 8 to test an instantiation hypothesis that had been confirmed at the college level. This hypothesis explains that as individuals read they infer and store contextually appropriate instances for general terms in sentences. The results for students at Grades 5, 6, and 8 indicate that (1) they can instantiate when asked to do so, (2) they can store and use a provided instantiation in sentences…
Cognitive Processes in Textbook Chapter Search Tasks
What Will Be the Demands of Literacy in the Workplace in the Next Millennium
In this “RRQ Snippet,” the authors discuss their ideas about the changing demands for today's—and tomorrow's—literate workforce
Friendly texts and text-friendly teachers
In recent years, researchers have focused on the particular features that make a text considerate or (Anderson & Armbruster, 1981, 1986; Langer, 1983; Singer, 1986; Tierney, Mosenthal, & Kantor, 1984). We define a friendly text as one that has features that facilitate learning from it. Although numerous features have been identified (Singer & Donlan, 1989), this article explains eight categories of friendly text features, illustrated with example…
The Generalizability of the Instantiation Hypothesis to Children
TWO STUDIES WERE DONE using students in Grades 5, 6, and 8 to test an instantiation hypothesis that had been confirmed at the college level. This hypothesis explains that as individuals read they infer and store contextually appropriate instances for general terms in sentences. The results for students at Grades 5, 6, and 8 indicate that (1) they can instantiate when asked to do so, (2) they can store and use a provided instantiation in sentences…
Friendly texts and text-friendly teachers
In recent years, researchers have focused on the particular features that make a text considerate or (Anderson & Armbruster, 1981, 1986; Langer, 1983; Singer, 1986; Tierney, Mosenthal, & Kantor, 1984). We define a friendly text as one that has features that facilitate learning from it. Although numerous features have been identified (Singer & Donlan, 1989), this article explains eight categories of friendly text features, illustrated with example…
Cognitive Processes in Textbook Chapter Search Tasks
What Will Be the Demands of Literacy in the Workplace in the Next Millennium
In this “RRQ Snippet,” the authors discuss their ideas about the changing demands for today's—and tomorrow's—literate workforce
Finnish teachers and librarians in curriculum reform
Mathematics education (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (4 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Cognition (1 work) · Cognitive science (1 work) · Core curriculum (1 work)