The component processes of reading comprehension in adolescents.

In the present study we focus on the component processes of reading comprehension in adolescents. To accomplish this we applied the component processes task (CPT, Hannon & Daneman, 2001) in two connected studies to assess higher-level reading comprehension processes and the cognitive-components-resource (CC-R, Hannon, 2012) model to structure the pattern of relationships between word-level and higher-level processes, working memory, and reading comprehension. Our results indicate that the component processes of reading comprehension can be differentiated in German speaking adolescents and that approaches such as the CC-R are suitable for modeling individual differences in their comprehension processes. The pattern of relationships between processes and cognitive resources was found to be comparable between girls and boys as well as L1 and L2 German speakers, although mean differences were found in both comparisons. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Accession Number: 2015-41935-002. Partial author list: First Author & Affiliation: Tiffin-Richards, Simon P.; Reading Education and Development (REaD), Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany. Release Date: 20151005. Correction Date: 20161013. Publication Type: Journal (0100), Peer Reviewed Journal (0110). Format Covered: Electronic. Document Type: Journal Article. Language: English. Major Descriptor: Adolescent Development; Cognitive Development; Reading Comprehension. Minor Descriptor: Short Term Memory. Classification: Cognitive & Perceptual Development (2820). Population: Human (10); Male (30); Female (40). Location: Germany. Age Group: Adolescence (13-17 yrs) (200). Tests & Measures: Lexical-decision Task DOI: 10.1037/t19791-000; Reading Span Task DOI: 10.1037/t38798-000; Reading Comprehension Task DOI: 10.1037/t54613-000; Component Processes Task DOI: 10.1037/t07886-000. Methodology: Empirical Study; Mathematical Model; Quantitative Study. References Available: Y. Page Count: 9. Issue Publication Date: Aug, 2015. Publication History: Accepted Date: Jul 27, 2015; Revised Date: May 8, 2015; First Submitted Date: Jan 28, 2015. Copyright Statement: All rights reserved. Elsevier Inc. 2015.