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Schema Theory and Reading Comprehension
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Schema Theory and Reading Comprehension
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Definition of ReadingReading is the process of constructing meaning through the dynamic interaction of the readers prior knowledge, the information suggested by the written text, and the context of the situation.
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Biology is not plants and animals. It is language about plants and animals. History is not events. It is language describing and interpreting events. Astronomy is not planets and stars. It is a way of talking about planets and stars.
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Purposes for readingTo Do
To Experience (aesthetic)
To Learn
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Schema - an organized knowledge structure
Schema includes our feelings, attitudes, and beliefs
Schema Theory
Our knowledge is organize meaningfully
We construct meaning from reading (and all experiences) based on what we already know (our schemas, or schemata)
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Schema TheoryOur knowledge is organized meaningfully We construct meaning from reading (and all experiences) based on what we already know (our schemas, or schemata)
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Thought Processes for Comprehension1. Call up what you already know2. Inference3. Connect4. Predict5. Organize
6. Image7. Monitor8. Review9. Evaluate10. Apply
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Reading Comprehension and Schema Theory
1. Readers Comprehend when they activate the right schema2. Readers fail to comprehend when theyHave no schemaActivate the wrong schemaActivate schema too quickly
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Aims of Education
Teach students how to acquire knowledge on their ownStrategies
