Reading is a highly complex skill that is prerequisite to success in many societies in which a
great deal of information is communicated in written form. Since the 1970s, much has been …

Proposes a prototypical schema theory of memory. Such a theory assumes the operation of
4 central encoding processes: selection (a process that chooses only some of all incoming …

While originating from the senses, knowledge is not a blind record of sensory inputs. Normal
people are not tape recorders, or video recorders; rather, they seem to process and …

Presents a model of reading comprehension that accounts for the allocation of eye fixations
of 14 college students reading scientific passages. The model deals with processing at the …

Compares several methods of presenting text, including a new paradigm that produces
reading-time data with many of the characteristics of naturally occurring eye-fixation data. In …

Published in 1976, Language, Memory, and thought is a valuable contribution to the field of
Cognitive Psychology. This book presents a theory about human cognitive functioning, a set …

THE STUDY INVESTIGATES ninth-grade students' use of a reading strategy (the structure
strategy) which focuses on following the organizational structure of text in order to determine …

This research was supported in part by the Nationa] I: tnstitute of Education under Contract
No. 400-81-0030. We would like to thAnk DoqDulanv, Brian Ross, Ellen Brewer, and our …

The question of what makes a statement “important” in a story was studied. Causal relations
were identified between all pairs of events in six folktales, using context-dependent, logical …

The initial concern in this chapter is with the issue of accuracy in recall of connected
discourse. It is very important to note that the accuracy referred to is not verbatim or even gist …