Prior Knowledge and Task Variations in Learning Word Meanings from Context [microform] / Steven A. Stahl.

To examine the effects of general and specific comprehension ability of a target reading passage and prior knowledge of the subject of the passage, a study examined 182 sixth graders from two central Illinois rural and urban communities. Subjects were given a fifth-grade passage (a 500-word fictiona...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Stahl, Steven A.
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988.
Subjects:	Cloze Procedure. Content Area Reading. Context Clues. Context Effect. Grade 6. Intermediate Grades. Prior Learning. Reading Ability. Reading Comprehension. Reading Research. Vocabulary Skills.