by Tang Wai-yu. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-102). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.iv / LISTS OF TABLES --- p.vii / LISTS OF FIGURES --- p.viii / CHAPTER / Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Background of the Study --- p.1 / Purpose of the Study --- p.3 / Significance of the Study --- p.4 / Chapter 2 --- REVIEW OF LITERATURE --- p.6 / Macrostructure Theory --- p.6 / Micro structure of Discourse --- p.6 / Macrostructure and Macrorules --- p.7 / Macro-operations --- p.8 / Cognitive Operations to Summarization --- p.11 / Brown & Day's Macrorules of Summarization --- p.11 / N. S. Johnson's Six Operations --- p.14 / Training Studies on Improving Summarization --- p.17 / Traditional Training Practice --- p.17 / Explicit Instruction Progrrammes --- p.18 / Mapping and Questioning Techniques --- p.19 / Direct Instruction Training --- p.20 / Research Studies of Direct Instruction --- p.22 / Instruction in Metacognition Strategies --- p.25 / Definition of Metacognition --- p.25 / Metacognitive Instruction --- p.27 / Summarization of Expository Text --- p.32 / Sensitivity to Text Structure --- p.33 / Fostering Awareness of Expository Text Structure --- p.35 / Scoring of Summarization of Expository Text --- p.38 / Summary Rule Usage Criteria --- p.38 / Identification of Main Idea --- p.40 / Quality of Writing --- p.40 / Chapter 3 --- METHOD --- p.42 / Definitions --- p.42 / Hypotheses --- p.44 / Subject --- p.44 / Materials --- p.45 / Rulesheets --- p.45 / Training and Testing passages --- p.46 / Questionnaire --- p.48 / Procedure --- p.48 / Pilot Study --- p.48 / Pretest --- p.50 / The Training Programme --- p.50 / Instructional principles --- p.50 / Strategies training --- p.51 / Instructional procedures --- p.52 / Control group --- p.54 / Posttest --- p.55 / Scoring --- p.55 / Rule Use --- p.55 / Main Idea --- p.56 / Quality of Writing --- p.56 / Data Analysis --- p.57 / Chapter 4 --- RESULTS --- p.59 / Reliability and Descriptive Statistics of Summary Test Scores --- p.59 / The Effect of the Training Programme on the Main Idea Score --- p.61 / Effects of the Training Programme on the Rule Use Scores --- p.63 / Effects of the Training Programme on the Writing Skill Scores --- p.66 / Effect of the Training Programme on Knowledge of Metacognitive Strategies --- p.72 / Chapter 5 --- DISCUSSION --- p.76 / Acquisition of Macrorules --- p.78 / Formulation of Main Ideas --- p.82 / Acquisition of Writing Skills --- p.84 / Acquisition of Metacognitive Strategies in Summarization --- p.85 / Chapter 6 --- LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS --- p.87 / Summary --- p.87 / Limitations --- p.89 / Instructional Implications --- p.90 / Awareness of Task Goals --- p.90 / Sensitivity to Importance --- p.90 / Use of Macrorules for Summarization --- p.91 / Selection of Materials --- p.92 / Recommendation for Future Research --- p.93 / REFERENCES --- p.95 / APPENDICES --- p.103
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318135 |
| Date | January 1994 |
| Contributors | Tang, Wai-yu., 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, viii, 130 leaves ; 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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