by Cheung Shuk Fan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-146). / by Cheung Shuk Fan. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.viii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of the Study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Study --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of the Study --- p.3 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK / Chapter 2.1 --- Macrostructure Theory --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Text Processing --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Microstructure of Discourse --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Macrostructure of Discourse --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Macrorules --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- Macro-operators --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.6 --- Factors affecting Comprehension and Inference Processing --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- Anderson's ACT Production Theory --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Memories and Knowledge Representation --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Psychological Processes --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Activation --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Cognitive Skills Acquisition --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Comprehension and Inference Processing under the ACT --- p.19 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- REVIEW OF LITERATURE / Chapter 3.1 --- Review on Self-Questioning Instructional Research --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Active Processing Theory --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Metacognitive Theory --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Schema Theory --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2 --- Studies on Instructional Strategies in Self-Questioning Research --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Types of Intervention Training adopted by Self-questioning Research --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Review of Studies on Instructional Strategies --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Instructional Processes --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3 --- Variables in Self-Questioning Research --- p.41 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Types and Frequency of Questions --- p.42 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Demand Task --- p.45 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Text Control --- p.46 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Assessment Formats --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4 --- Methodological Considerations in Self-Questioning Research --- p.50 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- METHODOLOGY / Chapter 4.1 --- Research Questions --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2 --- Variables and Hypotheses --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Variables --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Null Hypotheses --- p.53 / Chapter 4.3 --- Subjects --- p.54 / Chapter 4.4 --- Materials --- p.56 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Readability Level of the Materials --- p.56 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Interrater Reliability of Texts --- p.58 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- "Passages for Pretest, While-test and Posttest" --- p.59 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Passages for Training --- p.61 / Chapter 4.4.5 --- Comprehension Questions --- p.62 / Chapter 4.5 --- Procedure --- p.62 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Pretest --- p.63 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- The Training Program --- p.63 / Chapter 4.5.3 --- Posttest --- p.67 / Chapter 4.6 --- Data Collection --- p.68 / Chapter 4.6.1 --- Comprehension Scores --- p.68 / Chapter 4.6.2 --- Number and Types of Self-Questions --- p.70 / Chapter 4.7 --- Scoring for Comprehension Questions --- p.71 / Chapter 4.8 --- Data Analysis --- p.72 / Chapter 4.9 --- Limitations --- p.73 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- RESULTS / Chapter 5.1 --- Self-questioning Effects on Comprehension --- p.75 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Results on Comprehension during While-test --- p.76 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Results on Comprehension during Posttest --- p.82 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- A Summary of Self-questioning Effects on Comprehension --- p.86 / Chapter 5.2 --- Self-questioning Effects on Inference Generation --- p.87 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Results on Inference Generation during While-test --- p.88 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Results on Inference Generation during Posttest --- p.92 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- A Summary of Self-questioning Effects on Inference Generation --- p.96 / Chapter 5.3 --- Correlation between Comprehension and Inference Scores --- p.97 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Correlation among Comprehension Scores --- p.98 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Correlation among Inference Scores --- p.98 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Correlation between Comprehension and Inference Scores --- p.99 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- A Summary --- p.100 / Chapter 5.4 --- The Effects of Nature and Levels of Self-questions on Comprehension and Inference Processing --- p.100 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Distribution of Self-questions classified by Nature and Levels --- p.101 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Nature of Self-questions and Comprehension and Inference Processing --- p.105 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- Levels of Self-questions and Comprehension and Inference Processing --- p.109 / Chapter 5.4.4 --- A Summary on Nature and Levels of Self-questions --- p.113 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- DISCUSSION / Chapter 6.1 --- Comprehension Monitoring Strategies and Self-questions --- p.116 / Chapter 6.2 --- Comprehension and Inference Processing in Reading --- p.117 / Chapter 6.3 --- Effects of Self-questions on Comprehension and Inference Processing --- p.119 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- The Effects of the Self-questioning Training Program --- p.119 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Nature of Self-questions and Comprehension and Inference Processing --- p.122 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Levels of Self-questions and Comprehension and Inference Processing --- p.125 / Chapter 6.4 --- Length of Passage and Comprehension and Inference Processing under the Effects of Self-questions --- p.127 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- CONCLUSION / Chapter 7.1 --- Summary of Findings --- p.129 / Chapter 7.2 --- Implications of Findings --- p.130 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- Self-questioning Intervention --- p.130 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- Comprehension and Inference --- p.132 / Chapter 7.2.3 --- Student-generated Questions --- p.133 / Chapter 7.3 --- Future Directions --- p.134 / REFERENCES --- p.135 / APPENDICES / Appendix A 19 Narrative texts --- p.147 / Appendix B Readability Evaluation Form --- p.156 / Appendix C 13 texts in cloze form --- p.159 / "Appendix D Pretest, While-test and Posttest passages with Comprehension Questions" --- p.166 / Appendix E Opinion Survey Evaluation Form --- p.180
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_320632 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Contributors | Cheung, Shuk Fan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Education. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, x, 185 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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