Abstract: Investigates the influence of four types of predictions on the story understanding of sixth graders. Asks prediction questions, prediction plus justification questions, prediction plus review questions, or no questions. Analyzes retellings to determine information percentage included from original story. Indicates that differences in what students identify as important may be due to the story rather than the question treatments. (PA)

Title: Influence of Narrative Text and Prediction on Written Recall.
Author: Coffman, Gerry A.
Journal Citation: Reading Psychology, v18 n2 p105-29 Apr-Jun 1997
ISSN: 0270-2711
Publication Year: 1997
Document Type: Journal Article (080); Research Report (143)
Target Audience: Administrators and Practitioners
ERIC Identifier: EJ545794
Clearinghouse Identifier: CS753504
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Descriptors: Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; * Prediction; * Questioning Techniques; Reading Comprehension; Reading Research; * Recall [Psychology]; Text Structure

Identifiers: *Narrative Text; Retelling