Novice Strategies for Processing Scientific Texts

Indicates that both novices and experts considered (1) definitions more important than facts, though novices applied this rule more strongly, and (2) information high in the passage hierarchy more important than lower level information. Finds that hierarchical level has a greater effect on the perce...

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Published inDiscourse Processes Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 329
Main Authors Dee-Lucas, Diana, Larkin, Jill H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1986
Subjects
Definitions
Language Research
Reader Text Relationship
Reading Comprehension
Reading Processes
Scientific Concepts
Technical Writing
Textbook Content
Textbook Evaluation
Writing Research
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Summary:Indicates that both novices and experts considered (1) definitions more important than facts, though novices applied this rule more strongly, and (2) information high in the passage hierarchy more important than lower level information. Finds that hierarchical level has a greater effect on the perceived importance of definition than facts. (JD)