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BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE 1

Understanding how background knowledge aids comprehension by chunking information, enhancing memory, and clarifying ambiguity in text. This study explores the impact of prior knowledge on reading comprehension.

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BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE 1

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  1. BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE1

  2. WHAT THIS STUDY SHOWS • THIS EXERCISE HELPS TO SHOW HOW BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE FACILITATES COMPREHENSION BY ALLOWING US TO CHUNK INFORMATION (TO RELATE IDEAS TO IDEAS) AND TO FREE UP ROOM IN WORKING MEMORY. BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE ALSO CLARIFIES DETAILS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AMBIGUOUS AND CONFUSING.

  3. INSTRUCTIONS • READ THE PARAGRAPH AND THEN WRITE DOWN AS MUCH OF IT AS YOU CAN REMEMBER AND BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS ABOUT:

  4. The procedure is actually quite simple. First, you arrange items into different groups. Of course one pile may be sufficient depending on how much there is to do. If you have to go somewhere else due to lack of facilities, that is the next step; otherwise, you are pretty well set. It is important not to overdo things. That is, it is better to do too few things at once than too many.

  5. Washing Clothes • The procedure is actually quite simple. First, you arrange items into different groups. Of course one pile may be sufficient depending on how much there is to do. If you have to go somewhere else due to lack of facilities, that is the next step; otherwise, you are pretty well set. It is important not to overdo things. That is, it is better to do too few things at once than too many.

  6. Reference 1Willingham, D. T. (2009). Why don’t students like school? San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, pp. 35-37l.

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