The influence of reading purpose on inference generation and comprehension in reading.
Journal of Educational PsychologyPublished 1 September 1999
Darcia Narváez, Paul van den Broek, Ángela Barrón Ruíz
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There are variations in the extent to which particular types of inferences or activations are made during reading (G.McKoon & R
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