Awareness of Text Structure
Effects on Children's Recall of Expository Text
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10721636 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lea M McGee (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 581 |
| Publication date | 1982-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reading Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-0553 • E-ISSN: 1936-2722 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/747572 |
| OpenAlex | W2079903796 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 5 |
THE PURPOSE of this research was to examine whether good and poor readers in elementary school are aware of text structure and whether an awareness of text structure influences recall. Twenty good readers were selected from both third grade and fifth grade, and 20 poor readers were selected from fifth grade. All subjects read and orally recalled two expository passages. Recalls were analyzed to determine how closely structure found in the retellings resembled the author's structure, as well as for proportionate retelling of superordinate and subordinate idea units. The results indicated that fifth-grade good readers are more aware of text structure and recall proportionately more total and superordinate idea units than fifthgrade poor or third-grade good readers. Further, fifth-grade poor readers displayed some awareness of text structure and recalled proportionately more superordinate ideas than third-grade good readers. Third-grade good readers did not display an awareness of text structure and recalled more subordinate than superordinate idea units. These results suggest that some young readers are aware of text structure and this awareness is correlated with recall of important textual information
Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Reading (process) · Reading comprehension · Recall · Rhetorical modes · Child Development and Digital Technology · Philosophy · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2017 (34) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |