The frequency of associations produced during think-aloud reading predicts sentence reading times during silent reading¶

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Currency · newest study 2007 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? A cross-experiment regression showed think-aloud associations predicted Experiment 2 reading times (β = .07, p < .05), within a model accounting for 74% of variance in sentence reading times. → Kendeou 2007

Evidence¶

Kendeou 2007¶

Kendeou, P., & van den Broek, P. (2007). The effects of prior knowledge and text structure on comprehension processes during reading of scientific texts. Memory & Cognition, 35(7), 1567-1577. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03193491

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Cross-experiment regression linking Experiment 1 think-aloud process frequencies per sentence to Experiment 2 average reading times per sentence, controlling for syllables, text structure, and prior knowledge. Associations was the only think-aloud predictor significant beyond syllable length; knowledge-based inferences did not predict reading times.

"The regression model accounted for a significant 74% of the variance in sentence reading times [F(10,271) 76.9, p .001]. T wo factors were responsible for this effect. Sentence reading times increased as a function of the number of syllables in a sentence"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Inferencing — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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