Macrorules for summarizing texts: the development of expertise

The development of the ability to use macrorules for paraphrasing expository texts was examined in a series of three studies. In the first, older high school and college student were able to use sophisticated condensation rules, such as invention and integration, in contrast to the fifth and seventh...

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Published in:Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior 1983-01, Vol.22 (1), p.1-14
Main Authors: Brown, Ann L., Day, Jeanne D.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The development of the ability to use macrorules for paraphrasing expository texts was examined in a series of three studies. In the first, older high school and college student were able to use sophisticated condensation rules, such as invention and integration, in contrast to the fifth and seventh graders who relied on a more simple copy-delete strategy. In the second study, experts, college rhetoric teachers, outperformed freshman college student in their ability to combine information across paragraphs and in their propensity to provide a synopsis in their own words. Following the consideration of experts, we examined novicesm junior college students who performed on a level set by normal seventh graders, confirming the general impression that such students experience particular problems with critical reading and effective studying.
ISSN:0022-5371
0749-596X
DOI:10.1016/S0022-5371(83)80002-4