We acquire a lot of information about the world through texts, which can be categorized at
the broadest level into two primary genres: narratives and exposition. Stories and essays …

Since its establishment, psychology has struggled to find valid methods for studying
thoughts and subjective experiences. Thirty years ago, Ericsson and Simon (1980) …

This article presents a framework and methodology for designing learning goals targeted at
what students need to know and be able to do in order to attain high levels of literacy and …

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In fall 1999, the Department of Education's Office of Educational Researchand Improvement
(OERI) asked RAND to examine how OERI might improve thequality and relevance of the …

'Metaphor in Educational Discourse is a superb piece of applied linguistics research that
integrates Vygotsky's theory of concepts with current work on metaphor into a coherent …

Readers increasingly attempt to understand and learn from information sources they find on
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This volume is a watershed in the fi eld of reading. That we have reached the point in our
history when an entire handbook could be devoted to the topic of reading comprehension is …

In two experiments, undergraduates' evaluation and use of multiple Internet sources during
a science inquiry task were examined. In Experiment 1, undergraduates had the task of …

This lively collection of over 100 classroom activities allows teachers to exploit fully the
language learning potential of extensive reading. The activities, contributed by teachers who …