Incorrect inference generation is more common for elaborative than for coherence inference failures, indicating children are less aware which information is relevant for elaborative inferences¶
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q2 i? A greater proportion of elaborative than coherence inference failures were attributable to generating an incorrect inference, with no skill-group effect and no interaction. → Kate Cain 2001
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Kate Cain 2001¶
Kate Cain, Jane V. Oakhill, Marcia A. Barnes, and Peter E. Bryant. (2001). Comprehension skill, inference-making ability, and their relation to knowledge. Memory & Cognition, 29(6), 850-859. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03196414
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Two-way ANOVA (skill group x inference type) on proportions of inference failures attributed to incorrect inference generation. Inference-type effect F(1,24) = 4.70, p < .05; skill-group effect not significant, F(1,24) = 1.32, p > .10; interaction not significant.
"However, a greater pro- portion of elaborative inference failures, relative to coher- ence inference failures, could be attributedto incorrect in- ference generation [ F(1,24) = 4.70, p < .05]."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Inferencing — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Less skilled comprehenders' inference failures stem more from incorrect premise recall, whereas skilled comprehenders fail more at integrating recalled information — related
- Readers with misconceptions generate more incorrect and fewer correct knowledge-based inferences than readers without misconceptions, in both text structures — related
- Less skilled comprehenders make fewer knowledge-based coherence and elaborative inferences than skilled comprehenders even when the relevant knowledge is equally available — related
- Reader misconceptions inhibit comprehension; low-skill readers prefer prior knowledge over contradictory text information — related
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Incorrect inference generation is more common for elaborative than for coherence inference failures, indicating children are less aware which information is relevant for elaborative inferences |
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Incorrect inference generation is more common for elaborative than for coherence inference failures, indicating children are less aware which information is relevant for elaborative inferences |
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