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Textbook Comprehension &
Questioning Strategies
By: Paula Colatriano
Student’s Comprehension of Science Textbooks
Using a Questions Based Reading Strategy
By: Betty Lou Smith, William G. Holliday & Homer W. Austin
Keywords: college, science, reading strategies, science textbooks, elaborative
interrogation, reading comprehension
TextDefined as meaningful sequences of words
printed on a page.
Why can some people understand it on their first read? Why can’t some people understand it until their third?
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CollegeWhy do we struggle when we first begin?
Students are required to read challenging science text.
Most students are not “trained” to comprehend such dense text
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The FactsCollege students read only a few passages from
science texts as a last resort in studying for an exam.
Students overestimate their understanding
Teachers only see their textbooks as “high quality”
Faculty claims that they are not rightly trained to teach reading strategies
So what do we do???
Reading Comprehension Strategy
1 Question the meaning of a text
2 Summarize the text
3 Predict what the text will state further in the chapter
4 Go back and clarify the confusing text
This is commonly used and very effective because it works with any content subject.
QuestioningEncourages students to elaborate on the
author’s message
Allows student to put the information in their own words
Increased recall learning in middle schools by more then 280%
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Interrogation“Why?” questions have been the most effective
on students comprehension
Focuses the students’ attention on background information
Students summarize what they have learned without realizing
“The more relevant the statement queried using a why question approach, the greater learning outcomes.”
“Why?”The questioning technique has been used and
proven as useful.
Students comprehend and retain more information when answering questions about the text
Every subject can use this strategy
Every grade level can use this strategy
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Ways to Incorporate:Quizzes
Graphic organizers
Verbal discussions
Worksheets
Projects
Experiments
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Article CitationSmith, Betty L., William G. Holiday, and Homer W.
Austin. "Students' Comprehension of Science Textbooks Using a Question Based Reading Strategy." Journal of Research in Sciene Teaching 47.4 (2010): 363-79. Print.
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