Thinking Aloud in Expository Text: Processes and Outcomes

被引:18
作者
Caldwell, JoAnne [1 ]
Leslie, Lauren [2 ]
机构
[1] Cardinal Stritch Univ, Coll Educ & Leadership, Milwaukee, WI 53205 USA
[2] Marquette Univ, Coll Educ, Hartman Literacy Ctr, Dept Educ & Leadership, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA
关键词
INFERENCE GENERATION; COMPREHENSION; STRATEGIES; MEMORY;
D O I
10.1080/1086296X.2010.504419
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This study examines three questions: What kinds of think-aloud statements, in particular what kinds of inferences, are made by middle school students while reading expository text? Does thinking aloud affect comprehension as measured by recall and answers to questions? Does thinking aloud add value to the assessment of comprehension beyond what is learned through recall and question answering? Sixty-eight middle-school students read expository texts and thought aloud on one segment and did not think aloud on another segment. After completing each segment, the students recalled the texts and answered comprehension questions. The content of think-alouds and recall was examined using Trabasso and Magliano's (1996a) clausal coding scheme and inferences were differentiated as explanatory, predictive or associative. Students primarily paraphrased the text as they thought aloud and made associative inferences using text information. Thinking aloud was associated with more associative inferences in recall, which correlated negatively with the ability to answer comprehension questions. The content of think-alouds may provide a more sensitive picture of readers' processing than unaided recall or answers to questions.
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页码:308 / 340
页数:33
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