The Effects of Textual Support and Reading Goal on the Loci of Children's Inferential Generation [microform] / Mark A. Casteel.

A study examined how both children and adults process inferences when reading prose. Subjects, 24 third-, fifth-, and eighth-graders, and adults, read stories where a consequence was implied, and then answered questions. The stories differed in the degree to which the inference was necessary for com...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Casteel, Mark A.
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1989.
Subjects:	Adults. Analysis of Variance. Elementary Education. Grade 3. Grade 5. Grade 8. Inferences. Prose. Reading Comprehension. Reading Processes. Reading Rate. Reading Research. Reading Skills.