Processing Different Kinds of Expository Text: An Investigation of Students’ Strategy Use in Postsecondary Education

Students' strategic processing is foundational to reading and success and can inform reading and instruction in postsecondary education. The present study explored students' strategy use when reading different kinds of expository text. Participants included 12 postsecondary students. Sixty...

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Published inJournal of college reading and learning Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 3 - 18
Main Author Martin, Nicole M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oak Creek Taylor & Francis Ltd 02.01.2019
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Higher education
Reading
Students
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Summary:Students' strategic processing is foundational to reading and success and can inform reading and instruction in postsecondary education. The present study explored students' strategy use when reading different kinds of expository text. Participants included 12 postsecondary students. Sixty verbal protocols were collected and coded using codes drawn from prior research. Analyses of Variance and correlations revealed differences in students' use of strategies when reading biography, exposition, narrative nonfiction, persuasive text, and procedural text. An expanded focus on postsecondary students' strategic processing of different kinds of expository text and investigation of the effects of using different strategies in instruction are now needed.
ISSN:1079-0195
2332-7413
DOI:10.1080/10790195.2018.1472944