Headings, Previews, Logical Connectives: Effects on Reading Comprehension
- 1 October 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
- Vol. 16 (4) , 343-354
- https://doi.org/10.2190/ejtb-98t6-t66w-4nta
Abstract
This article examines the effects of headings, previews, and logical connectives on readers and their comprehension of technical expository prose. Results from two related experiments suggest that previews produce significant effects on literal and inferential comprehension while the other two signal types do not. Results are discussed in light of previous research and suggestions for future research are given.Keywords
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