Search results for author:"Jennifer Wiley"
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Developing understanding while writing essays in history
James F. Voss; Jennifer Wiley
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 27, No. 3 pp. 255–265
Using the textbase-situation model of discourse processing and assuming a distinction of learning (recall of text contents) and understanding (relating different parts of text contents or text to non-text contents), it was found that individuals...
Language: English
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Do illustrations help or harm metacomprehension accuracy?
Allison J. Jaeger; Jennifer Wiley
Learning and Instruction Vol. 34, No. 1 (December 2014) pp. 58–73
The present research examined the effect of illustrations on readers' metacomprehension accuracy for expository science text. In two experiments, students read non-illustrated texts, or the same texts illustrated with either conceptual or decorative ...
Language: English
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The role of dynamic spatial ability in geoscience text comprehension
Christopher A. Sanchez; Jennifer Wiley
Learning and Instruction Vol. 31, No. 1 (June 2014) pp. 33–45
The current experiment investigated the effects of a dynamic spatial ability on comprehension of a geoscience text on plate tectonics and the causes of volcanic activity. 162 undergraduates (54% female) from a large public university who had little...
Language: English
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Bilingualism and symbolic abstraction: Implications for algebra learning
Marta K. Mielicki; Natalie A. Kacinik; Jennifer Wiley
Learning and Instruction Vol. 49, No. 1 (June 2017) pp. 242–250
Much of the research on bilingualism and math learning focuses on the potential challenges that bilinguals and language learners may face. The current line of research took an alternative approach and explored whether a bilingual advantage may...
Language: English
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Concept mapping improves metacomprehension accuracy among 7th graders
Joshua S. Redford; Keith W. Thiede; Jennifer Wiley; Thomas D. Griffin
Learning and Instruction Vol. 22, No. 4 (August 2012) pp. 262–270
Two experiments explored concept map construction as a useful intervention to improve metacomprehension accuracy among 7th grade students. In the first experiment, metacomprehension was marginally better for a concept mapping group than for a...
Language: English
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When analogies harm: The effects of analogies on metacomprehension
Jennifer Wiley; Allison J. Jaeger; Andrew R. Taylor; Thomas D. Griffin
Learning and Instruction Vol. 55, No. 1 (June 2018) pp. 113–123
The main goal of the present research was to test whether the presence of analogies would affect the relative accuracy of metacognitive judgments about learning from expository science texts, and whether any effect would depend on the type of cues...
Language: English