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Metacomprehension: Its Effect On Reading Comprehension Of Third Graders, Lois Funk

Theses

Will third grade students, who receive direct instruction in the development of metacomprehension, show greater gains in reading comprehension than students who receive regular instruction based on their teacher's basal manual? The purpose of this study was to compare two groups of third grade students , one control and one experimental, to determine whether direct instruction in the development of metacomprehension would significantly improve third grade reading comprehension.

The hypothesis of this study was that direct instruction in the development of metacomprehension would enable students to receive significantly higher scores in reading comprehension as measured on a standardized comprehension test …