Prior Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Test Bias

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Reading and Literacy Development Psychometric Methodologies and Testing Second Language Acquisition and Learning

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1992The basis of test predictions for text material.

1989Prior Knowledge and Difficult Vocabulary in the Comprehension of Unfamiliar Text

1989The Effects of Reader and Text Characteristics on Imagery Reported During and After Reading