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prior knowledge effect in reading: a standalone construct

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Literacy

readers with high topic knowledge comprehend and remember text better than low-knowledge readers, an advantage that can outweigh general reading ability.

In literacy, prior knowledge effect in reading refers to readers with high topic knowledge comprehend and remember text better than low-knowledge readers, an advantage that can outweigh general reading ability. This meaning comes from Recht (1988) in Journal of Educational Psychology.[1]

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consumer knowledge1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct knowledge6 fields · 12 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs prior3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Recht, D. R., & Leslie, L. (1988). Effect of prior knowledge on good and poor readers' memory of text. Journal of Educational Psychology, 80(1), 16-20. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.80.1.16

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