Friendly texts and text-friendly teachers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4927555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mariam Jean Dreher (0000-0002-7325-0380, University of Maryland, College Park), Harry Singer (University of California, Riverside) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 98-104 |
| Publication date | 1989-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Into Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5841 • E-ISSN: 1527-2532 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00405848909543387 |
| OpenAlex | W2135483142 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
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 examples drawn mainly from sixth-grade social studies textbooks. It also discusses extra-text determinants that need to be considered when predicting whether or not a text is friendly. These include: the resources a reader has for interaction
Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Computer Science · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
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| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 2022 (32) |
| Highly cited | No |