Metacomprehension Knowledge and Comprehension of Expository and Narrative Texts Among Younger and Older Adults
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2000
Department
Educational Studies and Research
Abstract
In the present study we investigated the relations between younger and older adults' metacomprehension knowledge and their comprehension of expository and narrative texts as well as their self-perceptions of comprehension evaluation ability. We employed the Metacomprehension Scale (MCS) designed by Moore, Zabrucky, and Commander (1997a) to assess readers' metacomprehension knowledge; adults' self-perceived comprehension evaluation ability was measured using a Likert scale. Results indicate that metacomprehension knowledge as measured by the MCS was a reliable predictor of comprehension performance and self-perceptions of comprehension evaluation ability in younger and older adults. However, younger and older adults' comprehension was best predicted by different components of metacomprehension knowledge, and metacomprehension knowledge better predicted comprehension of expository than narrative texts.
Publication Title
Educational Gerontology
Volume
26
Issue
8
First Page
737
Last Page
749
Recommended Citation
Lin, L.,
Moore, D.,
Zabrucky, K. M.
(2000). Metacomprehension Knowledge and Comprehension of Expository and Narrative Texts Among Younger and Older Adults. Educational Gerontology, 26(8), 737-749.
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