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1. Handbook of Metacognition in Education

   Edited by Douglas J. Hacker, John Dunlosky, Arthur C. Graesser

   Providing comprehensive coverage of the theoretical bases of metacognition and its applications to educational practice, this compendium of focused and in-depth discussions from leading scholars in the field: represents an intersection of education, cognitive science, and technology; serves as...

   Published June 22nd 2009 by Routledge
2. Handbook of Discourse Processes

   Edited by Arthur C. Graesser, Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Susan R. Goldman

   This Handbook is a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary field of discourse processes. The editors hope to foster a more interdisciplinary approach to discourse processing with this Handbook, while simultaneously developing an appreciation within the field for multiple methods of...

   Published January 31st 2003 by Routledge
3. The Psychology of Science Text Comprehension

   Edited by Jose Otero, Jos‚ A. Le¢n, Arthur C. Graesser

   This volume's goal is to provide readers with up-to-date information on the research and theory of scientific text comprehension. It is widely acknowledged that the comprehension of science and technological artifacts is very difficult for both children and adults. The material is conceptually...

   Published February 28th 2002 by Routledge
4. Narrative Comprehension, Causality, and Coherence

   Essays in Honor of Tom Trabasso

   Edited by Susan R. Goldman, Arthur C. Graesser, Paul van den Broek

   This volume provides an excellent overview of the field of discourse processes, capturing both its breadth and its depth. World-renowned researchers present the latest theoretical developments and thought-provoking empirical data. In doing so, they cover a broad range of communicative activities,...

   Published September 11th 1999 by Psychology Press
5. Narrative Comprehension, Causality, and Coherence

   Essays in Honor of Tom Trabasso

   Edited by Susan R. Goldman, Arthur C. Graesser, Paul van den Broek

   This volume provides an excellent overview of the field of discourse processes, capturing both its breadth and its depth. World-renowned researchers present the latest theoretical developments and thought-provoking empirical data. In doing so, they cover a broad range of communicative activities,...

   Published July 31st 1999 by Routledge
6. Constructing Meaning During Reading

   A Special Issue of scientific Studies of Reading

   Edited by Rolf A. Zwaan, Arthur C. Graesser

   The four articles in this special issue investigate how readers construct situation models and activate situationally relevant information during text comprehension....

   Published June 30th 1998 by Routledge
7. Metacognition in Educational Theory and Practice

   Edited by Douglas J. Hacker, John Dunlosky, Arthur C. Graesser

   Series: Educational Psychology Series

   This volume presents the most current perspectives on the role of metacognition in diverse educationally relevant domains. The purpose is to examine the ways in which theoretical investigations of metacognition have recently produced a strong focus on educational practice. The book is organized...

   Published April 11th 1998 by Routledge
8. Metacognition in Educational Theory and Practice

   Edited by Douglas J. Hacker, John Dunlosky, Arthur C. Graesser

   Series: Educational Psychology Series

   This volume presents the most current perspectives on the role of metacognition in diverse educationally relevant domains. The purpose is to examine the ways in which theoretical investigations of metacognition have recently produced a strong focus on educational practice. The book is organized...

   Published February 28th 1998 by Routledge
9. Models of Understanding Text

   Edited by Bruce K. Britton, Arthur C. Graesser

   Series: Cog Studies Grp of the Inst for Behavioral Research at UGA

   What is text understanding? It is the dynamic process of constructing coherent representations and inferences at multiple levels of text and context, within the bottleneck of a limited-capacity working memory. The field of text and discourse has advanced to the point where researchers have...

   Published October 31st 1995 by Psychology Press
10. Questions and Information Systems

    Edited by Thomas W. Lauer, Eileen Peacock, Arthur C. Graesser

    The design and functioning of an information system improve to the extent that the system can handle the questions people ask. Surprisingly, however, researchers in the cognitive, computer, and information sciences have not thoroughly examined the multitude of relationships between information...

    Published February 29th 1992 by Psychology Press