A Text Synthesis Approach to Feedback

Bibliographic Data

ID13676282
AuthorsPhilip Langer (University of Colorado System, corresponding author), Verne Keenan (University of Colorado System), Verne C Keenan (University of Colorado System), Christina M Medosch-Schonbeck (University of Colorado System)
Year1985
Volume57
Issue2
Pages599-610
Publication date1985-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1985.57.2.599
OpenAlexW2019019254
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited22

The text synthesis method was used to examine effects of corrective feedback, length of passage, and content on text comprehension as measured by recall and recognition. Two randomly ordered passages from the biography of Enrico Fermi of 13 and 19 sentences each were presented. Subjects rearranged the sentences to reconstruct meaningful texts. Feedback did not influence recall, recognition, or concordance with the original order. Retrieval was not related to concordance. Recall and recognition were proportionally higher for shorter versions and for the more complex selections. The paradigm is promising as it shows the importance of content and passage length as well as the problems of providing feedback for processing discourse

Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Concordance · Content (measure theory · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Reading (process · Reading comprehension · Recall · Speech recognition · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Mathematics · Medicine · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Philosophy · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Writing and Handwriting Education

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